Hearth plate with Horacius, Mutius and Samson, Hearth plate made of cast iron, consisting of two zones. In the upper zone there is a medallion at the top with the letters IHS and immediately below it the year 1619. Below it three male figures standing on a console with their name, Horatius Cocles, Gaius Mucius Scaevola and Samson respectively. In the lower zone three medallions with busts separated from each other by rank work. The two left medallions show a bust and face, with a man on the left and a woman on the right. The right medallion shows the bust of a man and profile. All figures and medallions come from separate models. The top of the hob is three-lobed and is decorated with round buttons, (story of) Horace Cocles, (story of) Gaius Mucius Scaevola, Samson kills the lion with his bare hands, anonymous, Germany, in or after c. 1619, iron (metal), founding, h 88.0 cm × w 61.0 cm × w 43 kg
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