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Lot 216: Circle of Edward Collier (Breda c.1640-1710 Leiden?)

Est: $8,000 USD - $12,000 USDSold:
Christie'sNew York, NY, USJanuary 28, 2010

Item Overview

Description

Circle of Edward Collier (Breda c.1640-1710 Leiden?)
A vanitas for John Turing, with a globe showing the signs of the Zodiac, a history of Rome, an engraving of Henry III of England and a document on a table with coins, writing materials and other memorabilia by a bookshelf with a skull and mauve drapes, in an interior
inscribed 'For M,υr Turing at his house in Dorham ÿeard London' (center left)
oil on canvas
29 5/8 x 25 in. (75.2 x 63.5 cm.)

Artist or Maker

Provenance

Anonymous sale; Christie's, South Kensington, 4 March 2004, lot 642 (£2,500).

Auction Details

Cabinet of Curiosities Selections from the Peter Tillou Collections

by
Christie's
January 28, 2010, 10:00 AM EST

20 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY, 10020, US