Live Auction 16424Property from the Estate of Eugene V. Thaw
Attributed to Melchior d'Hondecoeter (Utrecht 1636-1695 Amsterdam)
Lot 237

Attributed to Melchior d'Hondecoeter (Utrecht 1636-1695 Amsterdam)

A study of a helmetshrike on a branch

Closed30 October 2018

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Attributed to Melchior d'Hondecoeter (Utrecht 1636-1695 Amsterdam)
A study of a helmetshrike on a branch
indistinctly signed with initials 'M.[d.H]' (lower right)
oil on panel
9 1/8 x 7 1/4 in. (23.1 x 18.4 cm.)

Anonymous sale; Drouot, Paris, 24 March 1999, lot 33, as Dutch school, early 18th century.
with Bob Haboldt, New York, from whom acquired by the present owner in 1999.

Specialist note

We are grateful to Fred Meijer for suggesting an attribution to Melchior d'Hondecoeter on the basis of photographs.