Lot 214
Ladies dancing with jesters watched by others in a palatial court
Oil on oak panel
Apparently unsigned
48 x 57cm
Estimate $1,600 - $2,000
At least two other versions of this composition have come to auction in the past three decades: one catalogued as being by Jacob Andries Beschey (1710–1786) sold in 2000 (Drouot-Montaigne, Tableaux anciens, important mobilier francais du XVIIIe siecle, Paris, 27 April 2000, lot 151, oil on panel, 49 x 54 cm – sold 100,000 Fr. francs); and another offered in 2019 as one of a pair of similar compositions attributed to an unidentified early eighteenth century Flemish painter (Bonhams, Old Master Paintings, London, 23 October 2019, lot 149, oil on canvas, 53 x 62cm – not sold).
Decorative Arts
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8796
6:00pm - 17 November 2025
Hawthorn
VIEWING
Fri 14 - Sun 16 November, 10am - 4pm
2 Oxley Rd, Hawthorn
CONTACT
Chiara Curcio
decorativearts@leonardjoel.com.au
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