An Italian bronze group of the infant hercules, late 18th century

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An Italian bronze group of the infant hercules, late 18th century
The kneeling figure wrestling with serpents on integral square base, mounted on a black and Siena marble plinth
14½in. (37cm.) high

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Lot Essay

A similar example formerly in the Kaiser Friedrich Museum, Berlin. Described as Netherlandish and attributed to the 17th century.
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE
W. Bode,The Italian Bronze Statuettes of the Renaissance, 1980, Plate CXI.

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