Still Life with a Nautilus Cup

The painting is a restrained 17th-century Dutch still life in a dark, neutral setting. A nautilus-shaped silver cup sits on an ornate stand as the focal point, with a white linen cloth draped over the table edge and a glass ewer to the right, while a tall dark pedestal rises behind. The palette uses warm browns, silvery highlights, and creamy whites to render textures and surfaces with precise, calm realism, reflecting Willem Claesz. Heda’s meticulous, orderly style.