Pieter Claesz ( 1597 - 1660 ) was a Dutch Golden Age and Baroque painter of still lifes. Pieter Claesz s works have been put up for auction numerous times, with realized prices greatly surpassing estimated prices, varying from 24487.3 USD for Oysters in an earthenware dish in 2003 to a remarkable record 2535000 USD for STILL LIFE OF LEMONS AND OLIVES, PEWTER PLATES, A ROEMER AND A FAÇON-DE-VENI