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Unidentified artists
Pax with the Assumption and Coronation of the Virgincirca 1575-1578

Not on view
Gilded tabernacle reliquary with hardstone columns, rock crystal finials, and a central carved relief of a standing female figure surrounded by putti, set against a jeweled mosaic background
Gilt brass reliquary with a house-shaped form, featuring a central arched door with hinged clasp, flanked by two small cast figures in classical robes on stepped pedestals, decorative bosses across the surface, scrolling foliate cresting at the roofline, and three faceted rock crystal finials at the apex and corners.
Gilt brass barometer with a central glass tube flanked by a decorative column with figural mounts, topped by two faceted rock crystal spheres; an elaborate scrolling bracket extends to the left, photographed against a black background.
Gilt metal portable altar or reliquary set within a house-shaped ebonized case lined with crimson velvet. Central arched relief panel in white and blue depicts a standing robed figure surrounded by smaller figures, framed by classical columns, a broken pediment with cherub heads, and scrollwork. Small gilt figures flank the sides; gilded cherubs decorate the base.
Reverse side of a house-shaped wooden panel with dark finish, showing a vertical support strut, two brass hardware fittings, an auction house label with barcode, and a torn paper fragment.
Artist or Maker
Unidentified artists
Title
Pax with the Assumption and Coronation of the Virgin
Place Made
Mexico City
Date Made
circa 1575-1578
Medium
Silver gilt, rock crystal (quartz), wood, feathers, and enamel
Dimensions
12 3/4 × 8 7/8 × 5 3/4 in. (32.39 × 22.54 × 14.61 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the 2024 Collectors Committee
Accession Number
M.2024.36
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Latin American Art
Provenance
Leopold Hirsch (1858?–1932; financier, diamond mining, and art collector); Christie’s, London, May 7–9, 1934, lot 114 (sold as “Spanish” on May 8); Lionel “Spanish” Harris (1862–1943; proprietor of London’s Spanish Art Gallery and collector of gold and silver ecclesiastic objects), 1934; anonymous sale; Christie’s, Geneva, November 18, 1981, lot 83; Richard Stern (1920–1991; silver expert and collector), Geneva, 1981; by descent to his family, Geneva; Christie’s, London, July 8, 2021, lot 16 (bought in); Christie’s, London and New York (private sale), 2024; LACMA 2024.
Selected Bibliography
  • Ilona Katzew, “A World of Brilliance: The Mexican Pax”, Unframed, April 29, 2024, https://unframed.lacma.org/2024/04/29/world-brilliance-mexican-pax