Medium: Bronze-gilt

Dimensions: 11.5 x 7 cm

Condition: The piece shows some damage, notably to the scroll strut on the reverse.

Description: A bronze-gilt pax featuring the Madonna holding the Holy Child with St. Joseph positioned behind her left shoulder. The design includes an integral Renaissance-style foliate frame with God the Father and a seraph adorning the pediment. This piece is attributed to Galeazzo Mondella, known as Moderno (1467–1528), and is possibly 16th-century in origin.

Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Alfred Spero (1886–1973), London. Acquired by Bernard Kelly between 1967 and 1969.
References:

• Bange 447-48
• Scaglia V.34, V.44
• Warren Ashmolean 305-06
• The Metropolitan Museum, New York, No. 08.189.2
• Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, No. 2015.2

Notes: See Lot 309 for further details on the Bernard Kelly Collection and Selected Bibliography.