North Italian (16th century), The Entombment, bronze-gilt pax, the dead Christ, his lower half in the sarcophagus, supported by on the left, the three Marys and on the right by St John and two other apostles; in the background is the cross and the city of Jerusalem; within an architectural frame with caryatids on the sides, scrollwork and the split pediment with God the Father looking down under a shell niche; the base with the three nails and the crown of thorns, 164 x 114mm, the stand missing from the back, lower right corner damaged, gilding worn, a fine contemporary cast Ex Alain Edrei (1931-2021) collection, Paris [inventory number 206 in red on reverse]; ex Herbelin, Chinon, 2 December 2015, lot 206.

Estimate: 400 - 600