Crown of the Andes Sold at Auction-The jewel-studded Crown of The Andes, which graced the Virgin of Papayan Cathedral in Colombia for three centuries, is shown at Sothebys auction house in London today as it went on sale. The crown, weighing five and three quarter pounds and studded with 453 emeralds weighing 1,251 carats, was sold to the Amsterdam firm of Asschers for $154,000.

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Title:
Crown of the Andes Sold at Auction-The jewel-studded Crown of The Andes, which graced the Virgin of Papayan Cathedral in Colombia for three centuries, is shown at Sothebys auction house in London today as it went on sale. The crown, weighing five and three quarter pounds and studded with 453 emeralds weighing 1,251 carats, was sold to the Amsterdam firm of Asschers for $154,000.
Description:
[Information from item housing] Jewelry
Photographer:
Associated Press
Name on Item:
AP
Date:
[ca. November 1963]
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Photographic prints
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue
Subjects:
Jewelry
Extent:
1 photograph : print ; sheet 207 x 256 mm
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https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/f7626g24b
Terms of Use:
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All rights reserved.
Language:
English
Notes:
Title(s) from item.
Preferred Citation:
Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue, Boston Public Library
Notes (acquisition):
Gift; Boston University, College of Communication, 1977/1978.
Notes (date):
Date from item.
Identifier:
22_10_001324_0030
Barcode:
39999088103476