Not many details yet, but City Police are investigating the theft of several high-end pieces of art from a Silver Lady Lane home this morning.
Items include a 2'x3' Jan Van Kessel painting, Limoges casket, 6" blue/gold plate, and 6" aventurine brush washer.
Silver Lady Lane runs off Trout Lake Road and a number of expensive and exclusive houses sit on the shores of Trout Lake.
Police are asking for the public's help.
Jan van Kessel was a Flemish painter active in Antwerp in the mid 17th century.
Wikipedia says he was a versatile artist and he practiced in many genres including studies of insects, floral still lifes, marines, river landscapes, paradise landscapes, allegorical compositions, and scenes with animals.
Van Kessel’s works were highly prized by his contemporaries and were collected by skilled artisans, wealthy merchants, nobles, and foreign luminaries throughout Europe.
North Bay Police investigating theft of several high-end pieces of art from a Silver Lady Lane residence this morning. Items include a 2'x3' Jan Van Kessel painting, Limoges casket, 6" blue/gold plate, and 6" aventurine brush washer.
— North Bay Police (@NorthBayPolice) September 19, 2020
Please call with any information. #5555
