Watch List notes:

*Italy, Leone Leoni, The Triumph of Gianettino Doria guided by Andrea Doria as Neptune, bronze plaquette, c. 1541, Gianettino riding the waves in a sea-borne chariot pulled by sea-horses and attended by two sea-monsters; on the horizon is Andrea Doria as Neptune standing up in a similar sea-chariot; inscribed above andr patris avspitiis et proprio labore, 88 x 74mm, 84.5g (Molinier 352; Bange 929; Kress 75; Scaglia VIII. 35), very fine early cast on a thin flan, some areas of pitting in the sky, brown patina, with filed-down sprues on the reverse Gianettino was the second cousin and adoptive son of the famous Genoese admiral Andrea Doria. This plaquette commemorates Gianettino's victory (guided by Andrea, as recorded in the inscription) over the Turkish corsair Dragut in 1540. (£2000 - 3000)