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ATTRIBUTED TO JAN PIETER VAN BAURSCHEIT THE ELDER (WORMERSDORF 1669-1728 ANTWERP), CIRCA 1710

Hercules and Antaeus
sandstone group; on an integrally carved base
73 in. (185.5 cm.) high
This lot will only be on view by appointment at our warehouse.
Provenance
By repute, situated in the gardens surrounding Beresford Hall, Derbyshire until 1988, when moved to
Bollitree Castle Gardens.
A private collection, England.
Literature
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE
J. Leeuwenberg and W. Halsema-Kubes, Beeldhouwkunst in het Rijksmuseum, 1973, nos. 360a, 360b and 360c.
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Lot Essay

The attribution of this sculpture to Van Baurscheit has been confirmed by Dr Frits Scholten, Senior Curator of Sculpture, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

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