Old Master Sculpture & Early Jewels

Old Master Sculpture & Early Jewels

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French or Southern Netherlandish, 16th century

Pax with the Nativity

No reserve

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Lot Closed

July 5, 02:11 PM GMT

Estimate

1,200 - 1,800 GBP

Lot Details

Description

French or Southern Netherlandish, 16th century

Pax with the Nativity


silvered bronze, in a gilt metal frame inlaid with pastes

inscribed: NATIVITAS. DOMINI. / POVR. NOVS. DEMOSTRER. HUMILITE. DIEV. VOVLSIT. NAISTRE. EN. POVVRETE. to the relief, and incised: F. julien. guillon [?] to the reverse

10 by 8cm., 4 by 3¼in.

Other versions of the plaquette are held in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, Samuel H. Kress collection (inv. no. 1957.14.554) and in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (inv. no. A.490-1910).