Giovanni Bernardi da Castelbolognese (1496-1553), Prometheus (or Tityos), oval bronze-gilt plaquette, the prostrate figure in chains attacked by a vulture; signed IOVANES B below, 70mm x 92mm (Molinier 333; Bange 875; Donati 23), pierced, very fine early cast The rock crystal from which the plaquette is derived is in the British Museum (1867.0507.739).
Estimate: 400-600 GBP