North Italian (c. 1500), St. Jerome, bronze plaquette, St. Jerome kneeling to left outside a cave entrance, gazing up at a crucifix at the base of which is the sleeping lion; in the background are people walking, a man ploughing, ships in a lake and mountains beyond, 88 x 68mm (Molinier 388; Bange 434; Kress 346, fig. 289), pierced, fine contemporary cast, sometime lightly cleaned, solder spot on reverse Ex Alain Edrei (1931-2021) collection, Paris [inventory number 180 in red on reverse]; and ex Oger & Camper, Paris, 17 October 2011, lot 107 part.
Estimate: GBP 700 - 1000
Price realized | 2'200 GBP |
Starting price | 500 GBP |
Estimate | 700 GBP |