(Italian 1608-1672)

Spring Flowers, including tulips, narcissus, hyacinths, roses and others entwined with a blue ribbon, oil on canvas, 56-5/8 x 47-1/4 in.; gold leaf reverse profile wood frame, 59-5/8 x 50-1/8 in. [Old Masters]

Note: This lot is accompanied by the original shipping note on Michael & Steven Rich, London letterhead dated March 19, 2002, with a total value for customs of GB82,000. It also comes with a facsimile of a letter attributing the painting to Mario Nuzzi, called Mario del Fiori (1603-1673).

Provenance: Private Collection, Sweden, 1917; The Estate of Peter H. Tillou, Litchfield, Connecticut

restretched, unlined, abrasions, stretcher marks, crackle, scattered light retouch; frame with some losses