Netherlandish, circa 2nd quarter of the 17th century, The Contest between Apollo and Pan, large bronze plaque, Tmolus and King Midas under a group of trees watch the musical contest between Apollo and Pan; on the left are two nude females, one holding an urn and on the right are two satyrs; with laurel wreath border, 213mm (Weber 969; Bange (1923) pp. 62-3, 1831), pierced at top and bottom, in high relief, extremely fine contemporary cast. Another example of this plaque was sold in these rooms, 18th April 2002, lot 622 and again in the John Gaines collection, 8 December 2005, lot 65 (216mm). Weber tentatively connects the plaque to Hans Christiaens of Leeuwarden whose marks appear on a silver bowl with a different composition of the same subject matter (Frederiks, Dutch Silver (1952), 124).

Estimate: GBP £3’000 - £5’000