A SOUTH GERMAN PATINATED BRONZE FIGURAL FOUNTAIN GROUP OF HERCULES AND CERBERUSFrom the workshop of Max Labenwolf and Hans Reisinger, 16th centuryThe three heads of Cerberus piped to emit water.height 21 1/4in (54cm); width 10 5/8in (27cm); depth 6 5/8in (16.cm)For further information on this lot please visit theProvenance: 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 ofParis created in the workshop. Cerberus's upturned head is alsoparable toLeaping Bear in Stuttgart.ProvenanceChristie's, London, European Sculpture and Works of Art, 03 July 1985, Lot 110.LiteratureBange, 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.