Old Masters, British & European Paintings - Day 1 - 11th August 2021
Lot 386
Circle of Edward Collier
Estimate £3,000 - £5,000 | Hammer £7500
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Description
Circle of Edward Collier
Still life with musical instruments, scores and books on a table draped with a rug
Oil on canvas
72 x 119.5cm; 28¾ x 47in
Provenance:
Sotheby's, London, 11 October 1946, lot 35, where purchased by Edward Croft-Murray;
From the collection of Edward Croft-Murray (1907-1980)
Exhibited:
London, Victoria and Albert Museum, William & Mary and their Time, June-August 1950, no. 4 (as Attributed to Collier)
The two books shown are Thesaurus Musicus (1696) and A Collection of Ayres by Henry Purcell (1697). The latter shows an engraved portrait of Purcell after John Closterman (1670-1711).
A possible attribution to Thomas Warrender (1662-c.1715) has been suggested.