A SOUTH GERMAN PATINATED BRONZE FIGURAL FOUNTAIN GROUP OF HERCULES AND CERBERUS
From the workshop of Max Labenwolf and Hans Reisinger, 16th century
The three heads of Cerberus piped to emit water.
height 21 1/4in (54cm); width 10 5/8in (27cm); depth 6 5/8in (16.cm)
Footnotes:
Max Labenwolf and Hans Reisinger produced numerous sculptural fountains for German ornamental gardens at the end of the 16th century. The modeling of Hercules's muscles bear similarity to on a version of Paris created in the workshop. Cerberus's upturned head is also comparable to Leaping Bear in Stuttgart.

Provenance
Christie's, London, European Sculpture and Works of Art, 03 July 1985, Lot 110.

Literature
Bange, E. F. Die Deutschen Bronzestatuetten des 16, Jahrhunderts, Berlin, 1949, pls. 156, 164, Welt im Umbruch: Augsburg zwischen Renaissance und Barock, Augsburg, 1980, no. 558-559 for similar models.