English Still Life "Bowl of Cherries," Framed by Robert Caspers

Cherries piled high in a blue and white bowl, and one butterfly that arrived late.

Still Life Bowl of Cherries is a framed oil on board by Robert Caspers, from the United Kingdom, dating to the 20th C. Fruit still lifes have been a favorite of painters since the Dutch Golden Age, where cherries and insects often hinted at the fleeting nature of pleasure. A shallow porcelain bowl decorated in blue sits on a pale ledge, brimming with red and blush-yellow cherries. A small pair rests at right, and a dark butterfly and sprig sit at left against a deep brown ground. A gilded slip and a wide ribbed black frame surround it. It is 14.75 inches wide, 1.75 deep and 12.75 high.

Painted fruit, mercifully free of pits.