Lot 16: Jan Davidsz. de Heem (Utrecht 1606-1684 Antwerp)

Jan Davidsz. de Heem (Utrecht 1606-1684 Antwerp) A tulip, roses, apple blossoms, cornflowers and other flowers in a glass vase on a stone ledge, with a pipe, taper, oysters and an orange, with a butterfly signed 'J D.De Heem. fecit' (lower right, on the ledge) oil on panel, unframed 18¾ x 15¾ in. (47.6 x 40 cm.)

Baroness zu Guttenberg, before 1948. with Schaeffer Galleries, New York, 1948, by whom sold to the following with John Nicholson Gallery, New York, where acquired by the following Dr. Louis A. Witzeman, Akron, Ohio, 1949, and by inheritance to the current owners.