Lot Essay
Recovered from the wreck of Nuestra Señora de Atocha in 1982
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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF HELENE ARPELS
A 23½K GOLD BAR
Details
A 23½K GOLD BAR
Oblong, one end with scratched karat mark XXIII and two dots (= ½), the other end scratched 151P?, 5 3/8 ins., 694.5 grams, 446.5 dwt
Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity certifying that the artifact here described was recovered from the sunken Spanish Galleon. NUESTRA SENORA de ATOCHA, by Treasure Salvors, Inc.
Oblong, one end with scratched karat mark XXIII and two dots (= ½), the other end scratched 151P?, 5 3/8 ins., 694.5 grams, 446.5 dwt
Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity certifying that the artifact here described was recovered from the sunken Spanish Galleon. NUESTRA SENORA de ATOCHA, by Treasure Salvors, Inc.
Provenance
Christie's New York, "Gold and Silver of the Atocha and Santa Margarita", 14 & 15 June 1988, lot 102
Sale room notice
Please note that the illustration for lots 292 and 291 have been misnumbered.