Melchior De Hondecoeter ( 1636 - 1695 ) was a Dutch painter. Melchior De Hondecoeter s works have been put up for auction numerous times, with realized prices surpassing estimated prices, varying from 69892.47 USD for A forest floor still life with a blue tit, a chaffinch, a kingfisher, a large tortoise shell butterfly, a painted lady and a red in 2002 to a remarkable record 1650500 USD for A pe