Unusual Flemish "Adoration of the Magi"

Bruun Rasmussen, from Denmark, sells on 28 February 2017 a "Flemish School, 16th century" Adoration of the Magi, estimated at 2,700 to 4,000 Euro.

It is a highly unusual work, and although there aren't any interesting revelations I can offer about it, I still wanted to highlight it here.

Aspects I couldn't immediately find in other Flemish works of the period are the combination of a Maria lactans, the Virgin suckling the child, with an adoration of the magi; the lack of gifts from the magi, and the setting, against an almost Italienate background house and with a half column in the front. All highly symbolic, no doubt, but not really clear what it means. The central theme being overwhelmed by the soldiers in the background also gives a different image than most Adorations.

The painting is not executed brilliantly, and it may well be that this is a copy after a better work, but I couldn't find it.  I'm not convinced it is Flemish, but I can't really place it elsewhere with any certainty either. A 16th century date seems probable though.

The onlookers from a higher window in the background are more typically seen in an Adoration of the Shepherds than of the Magi, for some reason, like in the above by El Greco.

The value is about right, but for someone who does know more about this it might be worth more, and it certainly is interesting from an art historic point of view.

UPDATE: sold for 10,750 Euro or 4 times the estmate, so there clearly was something unusual about it!

17th century Flemish School or Ippolito Scarsellino?

Bruun Rasmussen, from Denmark, sells on 8 February 2016 a "Flemish School, early 17th century" Holy Family with John the Baptist, a small (19 by 15) oil on copper estimated at 2,000 to 2,700 Euro.

Another version of the same work (only marginally larger) was sold at Christie's in July 2003 as "Follower of Ippolito Scarsellino", with an estimate of £1,500 to £2,000.

The different colours and details between the two version give the impression of them being copies after an engraving, which I haven't found so far.

Another version, also early 17th century, can be found at RKD: it was sold by Dorotheum in 2007 as 
"Gabriel Franck", but has been reclassified as "after" or "in the manner of" Franck by the RKD. Not a very good painting, but nice as an example of how around the same time three artists can give three seriously varying interpretations of the same engraving.

But is it Flemish or Italian? No idea, an art dealer offers yet another version and believes it to be "Italy ca. 1620". It's the worst of the four versions so far...

It's a bit annoying that while this image obviously was very well-known in its day, I can't tell you who made the original, or even when and where. Is it Italian or Flemish? My guess would be Italian, but it's hard to be certain... It should be dated around 1600 probably, but that's all I can say at the moment.

The one for sale is a nice example, well-painted, but still, you aren't buying an original but a copy after an engraving, which is somewhat less interesting. It should be worth the estimate, but such works sometimes sell for surprisingly low amounts.

"Painter unknown" at Bruun Rasmussen is a naive copy after Francken or Caullery

In a few moments, Bruun Rasmussen of Denmark will sell an "unknown painter, 17th-18th century" panel with the Crucufixion, estimated at 1,600 to 2,000 Euro.

It is a naive copy with variations of a Crucifixion by Frans Francken the Younger, now in a private collection.

Other elements come from a similar painting which also used to be attributed to Francken, but now, according to the RKD, comes from the Caullery Studios.

An internet search finds other very similar Caullery compositions, so that may be more correct. The above, sold at Christie's in 1998, is a very comparable example (e.g. the group in the bottom right corner is quasi identical, as are the three Marys). The current one is definitely not by either artist or studio though, as the quality really isn't good enough.

UPDATE: not sold.