Lot 41: Edward Collier (Breda c. 1640-after 1706 Leyden)

Edward Collier (Breda c. 1640-after 1706 Leyden)
A globe, an inkwell with a candle, books and other objects on a draped table
signed and inscribed 'For M.υr E Collier Painter att London' (centre, on a cartolino); and further inscribed and dated '1700' (on pamphlet, lower centre)
oil on canvas
30 1/8 x 25 in. (76.4 x 63.5 cm.)

Hammerson Group Management Plc., removed from Dudley House, London.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 6 December 2006, lot 60 (£18,000 to the present owner).