Lot 138: Caspar Hirscheli (Prague 1698-1743)

Roses, a tulip and other flowers in a glass vase on a wooden ledge
signed with monogram and dated 'CHc:737.' (lower right)
oil on canvas
23.7 x 17.7 cm.

Anonymous sale; Hotel Rameau, Versailles, 16 June 1971, lot 12.
with Castendijk, Rotterdam, 1976, where bought by the parents of the present owners in 1988.

The Property of a Gentleman (lot 138)

The Prague born artist was inspired by Netherlandish flower still life painters such as Roelant Savery and Balthasar van der Ast.

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