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Lot 114 Property from a Swiss Private Collection

Hendrik van Balen I (Antwerp 1574⁄5-1632)

Moses striking the rock

Closed31 August 2025

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GBP 30,000–50,000

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Hendrik van Balen I (Antwerp 1574⁄5-1632)
Moses striking the rock

oil on copper, the reverse stamped with the Antwerp hand and the maker's mark of Peeter Stas (c.1564-after 1616) and dated 1607
16 7⁄8 x 24 5⁄8 in. (42.6 x 62.5 cm.)

Specialist note

Punched into the back of this large copper panel is the mark of the Antwerp coppersmith Pieter Stas, which consists of his initials inside a heart-shaped design, along with the two hands which were the symbols of the Antwerp guild.