Thiollet, from Argenteuil, France, sells on 15 December 2015 a "Flemish School, ca. 1630, circle of Adriaen van Stalbemt" Procession scene, without an estimate. UPDATE: it has since been estimated at 2,000 to 3,000 Euro.
While Adriaen van Stalbemt (1580-1662) has painted a few cave scenes, I would locate this work in the studio of Joos de Momper II (1564-1635), one of the most productive Flemish painters of the period. Stalbemt usually painted nymphs bathing or similar mythological scenes, while De Momper often depicted religious scenes in his cave paintings.
Works similar to the one for sale can be found quite frequently.
Christie's sold in 2011 the above comparable scene for £3,750.
A very similar grotto and view, but in a different scene, can be seen in the above landscape by De Momper, from the Rheinisches Landesmuseum in Bonn.
The Liechtenstein Museum has a comparable scene by De Momper and Jan Brueghel I, of (obviously) higher quality.
The Hermit's Cave from the Louvre has, apart from other similarities, a gate on the left that closely resembles the one in the work for sale.
Despite some damage to the painting, and looking at comparable works sold over the last few years, this one should be worth 5,000 to 8,000 Euro.
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