Maximilian Pfeiler (active Rome, circa 1694-circa 1721 Budapest), A still life of a glass bowl of grapes, a pomegranate, a silver dish of biscuits and fruit, with flowers on a table draped with a blue cloth. Photo courtesy Bonhams.
oil on canvas; 8.3 x 61.6cm (30 13/16 x 24 1/4in). Estimation£8,000 - 12,000 (€9,700 - 15,000)
A similar composition by Maximilian Pfeiler with a glass bowl of fruit, which is signed with initials 'MP' was on the art market in Rome in 1989 (see: La natura morta in Italia, Milan 1989, vol. II, no. 994, ill. p. 835.
Bonhams. OLD MASTER PAINTINGS. London, New Bond Street. 4 Dec 2013 14:00 GMT - www.bonhams.com