Jean Baptiste Robie (Belgian, 1821-1910) Still life with roses and a bowl of raspberries with a silver-gilt ostrich egg cup Oil on panel 19-1/4 x 15-1/4 inches (48.9 x 38.7 cm) PROPERTY OF A NEW JERSEY FAMILY PROVENANCE: Christie's, New York, October 25, 2006, lot 245; Acquired by the present owner from the above. LITERATURE: B. Schuermans and Jean Robie Fondation, Jean Robie, 1821-1910, Brussels, 2007, p. 163, no. 145, illustrated. We would like to thank Kathleen de fays, President, Foundation Jean Robie, for her invaluable cataloguing assistance. Madame de fays points out that Robie found inspiration for the exquisite silver-gilt ostrich egg cup featured in this work in the collection of the Museum of Arts and History of the Cinquantenaire in Brussels. This painting will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné of the artist being prepared by the Fondation Jean Robie. HID03101062020 © 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved