Lot 5: ATTRIBUTED TO CORNELIS FLORIS (ANTWERP 1514-1575 ANTWERP), CIRCA 1561-1565 ADAM AND EVE LAMENT THE DEATH OF ABEL 16 7/8 x 17 1/8 in. (42.8 x 43.5 cm)

Name: ATTRIBUTED TO CORNELIS FLORIS (ANTWERP 1514-1575 ANTWERP), CIRCA 1561-1565 ADAM AND EVE LAMENT THE DEATH OF ABEL 16 7/8 x 17 1/8 in. (42.8 x 43.5 cm)
Brand: Christie's
SKU: 19b475ebf5

Est: £100,000 GBP - £150,000 GBPSold:

Christie'sLondon, United KingdomDecember 03, 2019

Item Overview

Description

ATTRIBUTED TO CORNELIS FLORIS (ANTWERP 1514-1575 ANTWERP), CIRCA 1561-1565
ADAM AND EVE LAMENT THE DEATH OF ABEL
Alabaster relief; Adam, Eve and their daughters surround the body of Abel in the foreground with Cain confronted by God the Father in the background; in an elaborate giltwood rococo frame
16 7/8 x 17 1/8 in. (42.8 x 43.5 cm)

Artist or Maker

Cornelis (1514) Floris

Provenance

By family tradition, Prince Charles-Alexander, Duke of Lorraine (1712-1780).
Private collection, Belgium, since the 19th century and by descent.

Auction Details

Old Masters Evening Sale

Christie's

December 03, 2019, 07:00 PM GMT

8 King Street, St. James's, London, LDN, SW1Y 6QT, UK

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