17th / 18th Century Dutch Oil on Oak Panel Old Lady Spinner Manner of Quirijn Van Brekelenkamp Interior Scene Portrait Painting

Dutch School Golden Age Work Impressive work estimated 17/18th Century Oil Painting depicting a lady spinning wool, oil on oak panel mounted in later ebonised frame with gilt slip,bearing a label Verso dated 29.08.88 for Christies Amsterdam [ Cost €8200 Euros 32 Years Ago] this equated to £5300 back in 1988 ( exchange rate 1 Eur = 0.6513 Gbp ) - About Quirijn Gerritsz van Brekelenkam (1622/29, Zwammerdam – 1669/79, Leiden),[1] was a Dutch Baroque genre painter. He probably studied under Gerard Dou, and as a result his paintings from the 1640s and 1650s are similar to those of the Leiden fijnschilders. - Walther Bernt writes about Brekelenkam: “His numerous depictions of workshops, kitchens and taverns have a distinctly individual style; - Condition Condition Fine quality painting, past full professional restoration.Frame having signs of old worm which has been long dead.Overall very good order in deed for over 200 years of age. - Highly collectable early art with the label as provenance by Christie’s that will only increase in value, a fine potential investment. - The last image is in black and white and has been specially lightened to allow the hidden detail to be more easily seen underneath the darkened areas. - Framed Measurements: Height: 15.75 Inches ( 40 cm ) Width : 17 Inches ( 43 cm ) - Delivery: UK £50 / Europe £75 / USA & Asia £125 - Telephone : 07765 856171 - Quote Ref: 0864