A Flemish marble relief of the Rape of the Lapith... Lot 42

A Flemish marble relief of the Rape of the Lapith women by the centaurs at the marriage of King Peirithous, Attributed to Gérard van Opstal, Flemish, 1594-1668, mid-17th century, Carved in high and low relief, depicting a centaur clasping a woman and with four other women fleeing to the right, with a man to the left brandishing a dagger, 39cm high, 54cm wide Provenance: Christie's, The Property of the Right Honourable Earl of Pembroke, Wilton House, 2 June 1964, lot 83, 168 guineas.