Circle of Frans Verbeeck I (active in Mechelen, 16th century and first quarter of the 17th century)
Lot 160

Circle of Frans Verbeeck I (active in Mechelen, 16th century and first quarter of the 17th century)

The Egg Dance

Closed30 October 2018

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USD 20,000

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Circle of Frans Verbeeck I (active in Mechelen, 16th century and first quarter of the 17th century)
The Egg Dance
oil on panel
18 5/8 x 27 7/8 in. (47.3 x 70.8 cm.)

Specialist note

The Egg Dance was a traditional game played in the Netherlands in the 16th and 17th centuries as a part of the springtime folk festivities. A chalk circle would be drawn on the ground, and players would take turns using their feet to roll an egg out of a bowl, keeping it within the circle, finally turning the bowl upside down back on top of the egg without cracking it. The first to do so would win a prize, usually a basket of eggs.