*Germany, attributed to Hans Jamnitzer, Venus and Cupid at the Forge of Vulcan, lead plaque, c. 1570, Vulcan seated at the anvil hammering out Cupid's wing and assisted by two naked male helpers whilst a third operates the bellows of the furnace; to the right, Venus and Cupid stand; trees and buildings in the distance, 170mm (Weber 475 (as monogrammist AZ); Warren, Ashmolean, 455), pierced, a very fine contemporary cast
(1500-2000 GBP)