Context (Other owners)
In the bequest schedule, this frog/toad is listed as being '[f]ormerly in the in the possession of [Teodoro] Dehesa [Mendez], Governor of Vera Cruz in the 19th century.'
Event Date
Author: maa

Context (Auction / Sale)
Purchased by the donor, Prof. Richard Darwin Keynes, from Christie's 18 March 1980 sale, lot 1.
Event Date 18/3/1980
Author: Imogen Gunn

Description (Physical description)
Frog or toad carved in banded translucent brown and cream stone, possibly agate or travertine. The eyes are drilled and inset with faceted quartz. The underside is flat and drilled with a hole, slightly off-centre.
Event Date 13/12/2012
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Carved stone animal in the shape of a toad or frog. Stone piece in multiple types of shades of brown, with some translucent cream coloration, possibly agate or travertine. Small head with quartz inserts as eyes. Arms and legs carved on either side of the body. Flat back with an off centre drilled hole.
Event Date 14/1/2025
Author: Diana Serediuc