Token Design for the Royal Treasury
1742
Artists
Description
The ark floating on the waters; just above it the dove hovers bearing the olive branch in its beak.
Dimensions
diameter: 21.4 cm (8 7/16 in.)
Provenance
Cyril Humphris, London, sold at Sotheby's, New York, 1995. Sale, January 10, 1995, lot 64. Vermeer Associates Limited, Brampton, Ontario, purchased from Sotheby's, New York, 1995, sold to HUAM, 2000, 2000. long-term loan to HUAM, 1995-2000
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