Token Design for Metalworkers: COMTAE DES MT DOREURS AGENTEURS CISELEURS SUR TOUS METAUX
1765
Artists
Description
A bishop in full regalia, holding a crozier, looks heavenward, where cherubs fill the sky; a monstrance to the left.
Dimensions
diameter: 21.7 cm (8 9/16 in.)
Provenance
Robert Carfrae, Scotland, sold at Glendining & Co., London, 1990. Sale, November 28, 1990, no. 320. The drawing was acquired by Robert Carfrae (1820-1900) during the 19th century, and was consigned to auction ninety years after his death. Cyril Humphris, London, purchased from Glendining & Co., 1990, sold at Sotheby's, New York, 1995. Sale Jan. 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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