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Hercules Snake

Hercules - Contemporary, Yellow, Green, Blue, Figurative Painting, Human, Snake
By Alexandru Rădvan
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Hercules, 2015 Acrylic on canvas, (Signed) 78.74 H x 118.11 W in. 200 H x 300 W cm Contemporary
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

18th/19th C. Italian Alabaster Sculpture of Infant Hercules Wrestling a Snake
Located in Beachwood, OH
18th/19th Century Italian Infant Hercules Wrestling a Snake Alabaster 18 x 18 x 6 inches 40 lb. In
Category

Late 18th Century Italian School Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Alabaster

Antique Italian Terracotta Figure Of The Child Hercules, Rome, 18th Century
Located in Milan, IT
young Hercules killing the snakes sent by Hera, exhibited at the Capitoline Museums in Rome. Academics
Category

18th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

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English Cast Iron Umbrella Stand Depicting the Baby Hercules
Located in San Francisco, CA
Smith depicting the baby Hercules wrestling with the snake that the jealous Hera sent to destroy the
Category

Antique 19th Century British Victorian Umbrella Stands

Materials

Iron

Umbrella/Stick Stand Depicting a Young Hercules Wrestling a Serpent
Located in Charleston, SC
baby Hercules wrestling with the snake that the jealous Hera sent to destroy the child.
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Umbrella Stands

Materials

Iron

UMBRELLA STAND
Located in New York, NY
English cast iron umbrella stand featuring Hercules wrestling with a snake. Hercules from Greek
Category

Antique 19th Century English Umbrella Stands

UMBRELLA STAND
UMBRELLA STAND
H 32.5 in W 18 in D 10 in
Exceptional Gilbert Poillerat wrought iron & glass dining table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
/> - Hercules battling the snake guarding the golden apples of the Hesperides; - Hercules battling
Category

Vintage 1940s French Dining Room Tables

Materials

Wrought Iron

Carnelian Intaglio Ring
Located in Los Angeles, CA
figure of Hercules holding a snake by the head from each of his out stretched arms. Mounted in 14KT Gold
Category

Vintage 1960s Unknown Signet Rings

Materials

Carnelian, 14k Gold

An Irish George III Neoclassical Chimneypiece in Statuary Marble, Siena Inlays
Located in London, GB
tablet carved with a sleeping infant Hercules holding two snakes, his club under his legs, while a cupid
Category

Antique Late 18th Century English George III Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Siena Marble, Statuary Marble

Cased Lloyds £50 Sword for Valour Awarded to Lt. Ogle Moore of H.M.S. Maidston
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
knuckle-guard a Hercules club entwined by a snake, the longets cast with acanthus foliage and applied
Category

Antique 19th Century British Arms, Armor and Weapons

Materials

Metal, Ormolu

The Lloyd’s Patriotic Fund £100 Trafalgar Sword awarded to JOHN PILFORD ESQ CAPT
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
inscription, stirrup hilt of ormolu, the quillons formed as a fasces, the knuckle-guard as a Hercules club
Category

Antique 19th Century British Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Ormolu

Bronze Sculpture of Infant Hercules Wrestling with Snakes, Italy, 19th Century
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
A bronze sculpture figure representing Hercules as a young child wrestling two snakes. Marked
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Empire Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Royal tapestry of the goblins - The Birth of Hercules - 18th Century - N° 888
Located in Paris, FR
birth of Hercules, a famous character from Roman mythology. Hercules holds two snakes in his hands like
Category

Antique 1680s French Aubusson Tapestries

Materials

Wool

20th Century Continental Figure of Hercules and Snake
Located in Atlanta, GA
20th century continental figure of Hercules and snake.
Category

20th Century Figurative Sculptures

Umbrella Stand
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
with a young Hercules battling a large snake. The piece was created by the British firm of Edwin
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Neoclassical Revival Umbrella Stands

Materials

Iron

Umbrella Stand
Umbrella Stand
H 32.5 in W 18 in D 9.5 in

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