Campo, from Belgium, sells on 31 May 2016 an "Old Master, 17th / 18th century" Winter scene, estimated at 5,000 to 8,000 Euro.
It is the same composition (but in a different version) I already discussed in a
post from February, then attributed to Vrancx, but in both cases a copy after one of the most popular works of Bassano. This one is slightly overestimated and will probably be worth 2,000 to 3,000 Euro instead.
At Adam's there was recently a lot (277), a surprisingly close copy after Jan Steen, I wonder what is your opinion of it. It sold below min. It is not identical to the original but from the photo provided I would have trouble to decide which one is better. Could it be a workshop copy?
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P.S. sorry for spamming this blog item, I couldn't find your e-mail.
I have now added an "e-mail me" function to the right, hope that helps! As for the Jan Steen, it is a very good copy, but compared to https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9a/Jan_Havicksz._Steen_-_Het_Sint_Nicolaasfeest_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg I still think it is a copy and not a workshop version (but it's a close call). Some details (like the bread at the bottom left) are too flat, not lifelike enough. It's a close call though, and it's strange that it didn't even reach the minimum estimate as it looks to be certainly worth as much.
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