Christiaan Luycks was a talented painter who specialised in still lifes early on in his career. He derived his most significant artistic inspiration from the Utrecht painter Jan Davidsz de Heem (1606 -1684), who was active in Antwerp between 1635 and 1667. His influence is evident in the fine colouring of his work and in the exquisite arrangement of valuable props, which lend the work a luxurious touch. A footed bowl, the so-called "Hanse-in-de-Kelder", which wealthy families used in ceremonies to celebrate the upcoming birth of a child and the equally precious Chinese porcelain dish and the citrus fruits from Southern Europe, which very few people could afford at the time....