A RARE AND FINE LATE 17TH / EARLY 18TH CENTURY DUTCH MOTHER OF PEARL INLAID PANEL DEPICTING A VASE OF FLOWERS IN THE MANNER OF DIRCK VAN RIJSWIJCK (1596-1679) the engraved mother of pearl flowers inlaid into a stained wood ground, depicted in a twin-handled urn type vase on rectangular base, mounted in a later moulded rectangular gilt frame, the panel 26cm high x 21cm wide, the frame 34cm wide x 40cm high Dirck Van Rijswijck was trained as a goldsmith, and worked as a silversmith in Antwerp before developing his own distinctive style; and this training and technical finesse is apparent in the exceptional workmanship of his inlaid panels. He perfected the technique of using mother of pearl inlay to represent floral still life pictures, using the natural variations of colour apparent in the material to simulate the colours and surface textures of the various flowers. He produced a number of panels depicting vases of flowers inlaid with mother of pearl in a similar style to the present lot, many with a chained monkey beside the vase. Examples are now in the Rijksmuseum and the Victoria and Albert Museum. For a mother of pearl inlaid panel by Van Rijswijck sold at auction, see Christie's, London, 4 July 2017, lot 156, £87,500.