Ca. 100 ADA superb quality cast-bronze statuette depicting Hercules standing in the quintessential contrapposto pose, with a lion's skin draped over his left shoulder, his left arm raised above his head originally holding a club, cast separately in silver, his right arm by his side, draped by a lion's skin cloak. His face youthful, his eyes almond shaped, nose aqueline and mouth with a gentle smile. For a comparable see: Christie's, lot 145, June 10, 2010. Cf. Rolland, H., Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, items 85-89. Size: L:115mm / W:50mm ; 30g Provenance: Private London collection; formerly in a Swiss family collection, acquired in the 1980s and 1990s.