Galeazzo Mondella, called Moderno (1467-1529), Hercules and the Nemean Lion, bronze plaquette, Hercules standing left, strangling the Nemean lion; behind, a tree stump with his bow, quiver and club, 76.9 x 57.2mm (Lewis 10; Molinier 198; Bange 473; Bargello 154; Kress 161; Scaglia V.21; Warren, Ashmolean, 316), pierced, with small crack at top, a very fine early cast, brown patina Provenance: John R. Gaines collection; Michael Hall, New York (MH monogram etched on reverse).

Estimate: GBP 800 - 1200