Adriaen De Gryef (Antwerp c.1670-1715 Brussels): A Pair of Oil on Canvas of Huntsmen with Hunting Dogs & Game sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles and the knots Senneh

and the knots Senneh

the stone does have wear commensurate with its age and exposure to the elements as does the bronze dial

the oak carcass sturdy and the cushion in sound order

The traditional farewell (of a mariner is wishing a friend or loved one "fair winds and following seas" whilst also to be considered a Naval blessing as well as a farewell

Origin: North Africa/Middle East

Adriaen De Gryef (Antwerp c.1670-1715 Brussels): A Pair of Oil on Canvas of Huntsmen with Hunting Dogs & Game sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles and the knots SennehOrigin: Flemish Period: Late Seventeenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1690 1700 The Canvases: 15. 75 x 19. 25 inches The Wholes: 20. 75 x 24. 75 & 21. 25 x 25. 25 inches The pair of oils on canvas, depicting hunting dogs, game and hunstmen amidst Flemish rural countryside survive from the late seventeenth century and are presented in a good black and gilt painted frames, one work signed lower right, painted by the well listed old master