Courtesy Koller

Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder, "Bouquet of Flowers in a Vase"

November 2009 Auction Reviews

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Bonhams

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ZURICH—Top lot: Though small (14 by 10 inches), Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder’s Bouquet of Flowers in a Vase played a large role in this auction. Its SF1,170,000 ($1,132,639) price accounted for nearly half the sale’s total take. The Old Master, who was known for his scientifically accurate still lifes rendered on copper, wasn’t the only Low Country artist that did well in Zurich. A landscape by Roelant Savery and a scene of bowlers in front of a tavern by David Teniers the Younger also brought sizable sums.

"In Brief: Koller" originally appeared in the November 2009 issue of Art+Auction. For a complete list of articles from this issue available on ARTINFO, see Art+Auction's November 2009 Table of Contents.