*Italy, Florentine (second half of the 15th century), The Virgin and Child, bronze-gilt pax, the image between two flying putti each separately cast onto a thin plate and set within a frame with praying cherubs superimposed over the pillars on either side and with foliated decoration over the arched top, the back with S-shaped stand, 166 x 110mm (cf. Kress 281, fig. 25 var.), with wear to the gilding, very fine contemporary cast. For a discussion of this pax type and its possible attribution to Maso di Bartolomeo and his workshop see https://renbronze.com/2017/02/16/a-remarkable-florentine-pax/

Estimate: GBP 1500 - 2000