In this December’s sale of Old Master Paintings in London we are delighted to present a rich and wide variety of paintings, from Flemish landscapes, Italian religious paintings, preparatory oil sketches from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, Italian views and classical landscapes, to British portraits and works by female artists. The December Day Sale also includes several newly rediscovered works by various hands and a selection of portrait miniatures from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

Featured above:

Roelandt Savery

Kortrijk 1576 – 1639 Utrecht

Landscape with ruins and a variety of birds, including macaws, swans, an ostrich, a turkey, cranes and a bustard

oil on oak panel

unframed: 28.4 x 44.8 cm.; 11 1/8 x 17 5/8 in.

framed: 44.7 x 56.6 cm.; 17 5/8 x 22 1/4 in.

Estimate: £80,000 – £120,000

For sale enquiries please contact:

Adam Busiakiewicz

Cataloguer

Head of Day Sale

+44 207 293 5413

ADAM.BUSIAKIEWICZ@SOTHEBYS.COM

Giorgio Bowler

Associate Cataloguer

+44 207 293 5421

GIORGIO.BOWLER@SOTHEBYS.COM

all images © the gallery and the artist(s)