Lot 144: Jean Baptiste Antoine Emile Beranger (French, 1814-1883)

Lost in thoughts signed and dated 'Emile Beranger./1845.' (lower left) oil on panel 35 x 27 cm. PROVENANCE Anon. Sale, Frederik Muller, Amsterdam, year unknown, lot 207. NOTES An interior such as this can for example be found in a country house in France. On a French provincial walnut commode, dating back to the first half of the 18th century, stands an 18th century Japanese Imari jar and cover. On the wall hang a Louis XIV gilt embossed and ebony mirror and a comtoise clock.