Alexander Adriaenssen

LOT 232 PROPERTY OF A DESCENDANT OF ROBERT FINCK ALEXANDER ADRIAENSSEN ANTWERP 1587 - 1661 A STILL LIFE WITH A PLATTER OF CRABS AND SHRIMP, A GLASS JUG OF FLOWERS, A ROEMER AND A LONG-STEMMED TAZZA OF WINE, AN EARTHENWARE JUG, A LOAF OF BREAD, A BUNCH OF GRAPES AND A HALF-PEELED LEMON signed and dated on the table, lower left: Alex. Adriaenssen fecit Aº 1646 oil on panel 17 3/4 by 25 3/8 in.; 44 by 64.3 cm.

Alexander Adriaenssen the Elder (Antwerp 1587-1661) A still life with a ham and chicken on silver plates, glasses of wine and beer, a bread roll, a peeled lemon and an earthenware jug on a table draped with a grey cloth A still life with a ham and chicken on silver plates, glasses of wine and beer, a bread roll, a peeled lemon and an earthenware jug on a table draped with a grey cloth oil on panel 47 x 72.3cm (18 1/2 x 28 7/16in). Please note that there is a panelmaker's mark on the reverse of this lot.

Alexander Adriaenssen (Antwerp 1587 - 1661), A bouquet of flowers with roses, tulips, irises and a mimosa in a decorative earthenware vase, with three butterflies and a dragonfly, signed at lower right: Alex Adrieanssen..., oil on panel, 74 x 49 cm, framed Literature: The present painting is mentioned and reproduced in: M. L. Hairs, Les peintres flamands de fleurs au XVII Siècle, Brussels 1965, p. 248, fig.55 and fig. 193; M. L. Hairs, Les peintres flamands de fleurs au XVII siècle, catalogue entry, Brussels 1985, edited by Alexander Adriaenssen, p. 364; G. Spiessens, Leven en werk van de Antwerpse schilder Alexander Adriaenssen, Antwerp 1990, pp. 129/30, no. 49, fig. 31. Exhibited: Tentoonstelling van Oude schilderijen, Collectie CV, art dealer P. De Boer, Amsterdam, Rotterdamsche Kunstring, March 1951, no. 3. Provenance: Gallery A. F. Mondschein and Co., New York, 1944; Pieter De Boer, Amsterdam, 1950; sale of the Collection S. G. NK etc, Paris, Galerie Charpentier, 23 May 1951, no. 17; fig. XII; sale, Lucerne, Galerie Fischer, June 1978, no. 327; sale, London, Sotheby's, 5 July 1989, no. 87, ill. Adriaenssen was a Flemish artist who painted primarily still lifes of fish with fruit and vegetables, as well as shot wildfowl and rare flowers, such as in the present painting. As a rule, his paintings are signed and frequently also dated. The date that has possibly been inscribed in the present painting is no longer recognizable.

Lot 24 Alexander Adriaenssen the Elder Flemish, 1587-1661 Still Life with Fish, Game and Tableware Signed Alex Adrieanssen [sic] fe (ll) Oil on panel 22 1/2 x 33 3/4 inches (57 x 86 cm) C Estimate $1,500-2,500 The support is composed of two separate panels, which were originally joined. They are now separate, both are slightly bowed. There is a long horizontal crack in the lower panel. Scattered losses to the surface and inpainting. Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Doyle New York shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging.

LOT 125 PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF THE LATE JOHN A. VICCARS, SOLD BY ORDER OF THE EXECUTORS ALEXANDER ADRIAENSSEN ANTWERP 1587 - 1661 A STILL LIFE WITH RED, WHITE AND PINK ROSES IN A GLASS VASE OVER A STONE LEDGE WITH BUTTERFLIES, A GRASSHOPPER AND A BEETLE signed lower right: Alex Adraenssen fec t and with remains of a date: 16... oil on canvas 66.5 by 49 cm.; 26 1/8 by 19 1/4 in.