Attributed to Valerio Belli (c.1468-1546), The Adoration of the Shepherds, bronze plaquette, Mary kneeling beside the baby Jesus lying in a manger, shepherds and shepherdesses in attendance; behind, a domed colonnade, 68 x 52mm (Burns 97; Lewis 68), twice pierced, very fine contemporary cast Ex Alain Edrei (1931-2021) collection, Paris [inventory number 38 in red on reverse]; Burns/Gasparotto records only two examples, one in the Cabinet des Médailles, Paris from the Seymour de Ricci collection and a worn example mounted as a pax in the V&A (Maclagan p. 77).

Estimate: GBP 700 - 1000