Still Life with Fruit and Bird's Nest

George Forster (American, 1817–1896)

€2,520 price realized incl. premium

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Medium: Oil · Paintings all oil results →
As published: “Oil on canvas”
Support: Canvas
Signed / inscribed: Signed and dated lower right: G
Category: Oil paintings
Dimensions: 39 x 32 cm
Auction house: Lempertz
Sale: Auction 1209 Paintings 14th-19th Centuries Part II (1209-2)
Date: November 19, 2022
Location: 19.11.2022 15:00, Cologne
Lot: 1912
Estimate: €2,500 – €3,000 (≈ $2,592 – $3,110) (≈ £2,177 – £2,612)
Source: Auction house lempertz.com ↗
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Provenance trail: auction history of this work

Offered 3 times between 2016 and 2022 · sold 1 · bought in / unsold 2

Catalogue details differ between appearances (title). Houses often re-measure, translate or re-catalogue a work; compare the entries below.

Nov 19, 2016 · Lempertz
Auction 1076 19th Century Art, lot 1533
Bought in / unsold · est. €5,000 – €7,000
As catalogued
George Forster, “Still Life with Fruit and a Bird's Nest”
Oil on canvas
39 x 32 cm
Mar 15, 2017 · Lempertz
Auction 1083 Paintings 15th - 19th Century, lot 105
Bought in / unsold · est. €4,000 – €5,000
As catalogued
George Forster, “Still Life with Fruit and a Bird's Nest”
Oil on canvas
39 x 32 cm
Nov 19, 2022 · Lempertz this result
Auction 1209 Paintings 14th-19th Centuries Part II, lot 1912
Sold €2,520Sign up to see · est. €2,500 – €3,000
As catalogued
George Forster, “Still Life with Fruit and Bird's Nest”
Oil on canvas
39 x 32 cm

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