Poppy Harvey-Jones
Head of Sale
Lot 13
Jean-Baptiste Belin de Fontenay
(Caen 1653-1715 Paris)
A still life of lilies, roses, sunflowers, poppies and other flowers in a gilt bronze vase on a stone ledge with a Red Admiral and a Cabbage White butterfly
6 July 2011, 14:00 BST
New Bond StreetSold for £21,600 inc. premium
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Jean-Baptiste Belin de Fontenay (Caen 1653-1715 Paris)
A still life of lilies, roses, sunflowers, poppies and other flowers in a gilt bronze vase on a stone ledge with a Red Admiral and a Cabbage White butterfly
oil on canvas
128 x 130cm (50 3/8 x 51 3/16in).
oil on canvas
128 x 130cm (50 3/8 x 51 3/16in).
Footnotes
PROVENANCE:
Sir John Bingham
Sir Albert Bingham, Ranby House, Retford, Nottinghamshire
Thence by descent to the present owner
Belin de Fontenay was recorded from 1672 as training in the Paris studio of Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer, whose daughter he later married. Often collaborating on projects with his father-in-law, he was employed painting flowers in the decoration of several royal châteaux, including Compiègne, Marly, Fontainebleau and Versailles, where he worked on the Escalier de la Reine.