Lot 93: Pierre Nicolas Huilliot (Paris 1674-1751) A basket of plums with a silver gilt tazza of peaches

A basket of plums with a silver gilt tazza of peaches and garlands of flowers with a basket of grapes arranged in a stone niche
oil on canvas
97.8 x 139.2cm (38 1/2 x 54 13/16in).

PROVENANCE:
Sale, Hôtel Drouot Paris, 24 June 1998, lot 54
Sale, Phillips London, 4 July 2000, lot 127
Sale, Hôtel Drouot Paris, 17 June 2002, lot 11

Pierre Nicolas Huilliot was the son of another well-known still life painter, Claude Huilliot, in whose studio he was apprenticed before entering the Académie in 1721. The present more elaborate baroque composition displays his departure from his father's more intimate style, in keeping with the more decorative fashions of his day. His success won him royal patronage, working at Versailles, Fontainebleau and Compiègne.