PAX WITH “THE NATIVITY” - The Embden Collection Limoges, early 16th century. Circle of Nardon Pénicaud (ca. 1470–1542/43). Polychrome, parcel-gilt enamel on copper. In a Renaissance walnut frame with remnants of gilding. Verso with barely legible numbering in ink. With frame 16 × 13 cm. Minor losses, hairline cracks, and cracks to the enamel. Wooden frame with losses, wormholes and supplements. Frame with missing suspension hook. Provenance: - English private collection (according to Christie's). - Christie's auction, London, 8 November 2007, Lot No. 101 (described as “Circle of the Master of the Large Foreheads”). - The Collection of Arlette and Antony Embden, France. Cf. Sotheby's London auction for a stylistically similar Nativity scene attributed to the “Master of the Large Foreheads” (Sotheby's London, 6 July 1989, Lot No. 213). The conventional name goes back to Marquet de Vasselot (“Les Emaux Limousins,” Paris 1921), who places the Master in the context of Nardon Pénicaud. * The full tax is charged on this item marked *, i.e. VAT is charged on the sum will be refunded to Purchasers providing a validly stamped export declaration.