Francken II, King Midas

At Goya, they sell on 27 April 2015 a "Flemish School, 16th century" "Royal banquet", estimated at 18,000 to 20,000 Euro.

It is a work by Frans Francken II (for once, not a copy after but apparently the real deal), depicting the "Meal of King Midas" where he realizes that everything he touches, even his food, turns to gold.

The last one I could find was a Francken I sold at auction at Christie's in 1999, making £23,000. It has about the same dimensions as the one  for sale now, but is quite different and perhaps better (it lacks the somewhat garish colours of most Francken II paintings, perhaps due to discoloured varnish, but looks to be somewhat better anatomically).

The one for sale now seems to be the same that is listed in the RKD, and which was last noted in 1989 in Galerie Dejonckheere. No idea what price it fetched back then. It is listed there as Frans Francken II, without any reservations. If it had had the right attribution and provenance, it should have made 25,000 Euro or more. With no provenance, vague attribution, and wrong date and subject given, it might struggle of course. It was for sale at Goya already in 2013, then estimated 35,000 to 40,000 Euro, with the same description. It obviously failed to sell then.