Lot 202: Ferdinand van Kessel the Elder , Antwerp 1648 - 1696 Breda Apes celebrating in the kitchen oil on panel

oil on panel

measurements note 46.7 by 67.4 cm.; 18 3/8 by 26 1/2 in.

London, Brian Koetser Gallery, March-June 1968, no. 29;
Wiesbaden, Museum, 5 Sammler- 5 Meinungen, 8 April - 27 May 1973 (as 'Jan van Kessel').

Dr. Max Wasserman collection;
His sale, Paris, Palais Galliéra, 26-27 November 1967, lot 20, as 'Attributed to Jan van Kessel';
With Brian Koetser, London, 1968;
Anonymous sale, London, Christie's, 26 July 1968, lot 142, as 'J. van Kessel', for 900 guineas, where acquired by the present owner.

PROPERTY FROM A GERMAN PRIVATE COLLECTION
Another version of this composition, also given to Ferdinand van Kessel, was sold New York, Sotheby's, 14 January 1988, lot 84.