A Still Life of Flowers in a Glass Flask on a Marble Ledge, Flanked by a Red Admiral Butterfly and a Lizard, by Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder, 1607

Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder (Flemish, 1573 – 1621) painted this exquisite bouquet in 1607. This tiny oil-on-copper work measures 9 3/8 by 7 1/4 inches (23.8 by 18.4 cm). It goes to auction at Sotheby’s, New York, this month, 30 January 2019, with an estimated value of 2,500,000 to 3,500,000 USD.