Lot 94: A 'vanitas' with a book, birds, oranges, a globe, a candlestick and an hourglass on a wooden table

Petrus Schotanus (Leeuwarden 1601-before 1675)
A 'vanitas' with a book, birds, oranges, a globe, a candlestick and an hourglass on a wooden table
oil on panel
59.5 x 83 cm.

Christie’s charges a premium to the buyer on the Hammer Price of each lot sold at the following rates: 29.75% of the Hammer Price of each lot up to and including €5,000, plus 23.8% of the Hammer Price between €5,001 and €400,000, plus 14.28% of any amount in excess of €400,000. Buyer’s premium is calculated on the basis of each lot individually.
We are grateful to Mr. Fred Meijer of the RKD, The Hague, for confirming the attribution after inspection of the original (verbal communication, 5 March 2008).