Lot 6: Nicasius Bernaerts (Antwerp 1620-1678 Paris)

Nicasius Bernaerts (Antwerp 1620-1678 Paris)
Game including a duck and a grouse on a wooden ledge with two tied up lambs, a hound and a cat nearby
oil on canvas
88.4 x 119.2 cm.

with H. Jüngeling, The Hague, 1959.
Anonymous sale; De Waart, The Hague, 23 April 1963, lot 162, as Frans Snijders.

Christie’s charges a premium to the buyer on the Hammer Price of each lot sold at the following rates: 29.75% of the Hammer Price of each lot up to and including €20,000, plus 23.8% of the Hammer Price between €20,001 and €800.000, plus 14.28% of any amount in excess of €800.000. Buyer’s premium is calculated on the basis of each lot individually.
We are grateful to Mr. Fred Meijer of the RKD, The Hague, for his attribution to Bernaerts after first hand inspection of the painting (verbal communication, 3 February 2009).