Watch List notes:

Square gold ingot (broken in two), marked with fleur-de-lis (three times) and V-over-upside-down-V monogram and number XXV, 684 grams total, approx. 90% fine, from the Luz (1752), ex-Sotheby's. 3" x 3" x 3/8". Fascinating item that was advertised as an intact unit in the original 1993 auction yet its crack is complete and shows encrustation throughout, with the monogram on the smaller half (328 grams) and the XXV number on the other half (356 grams), also with three large fleur-de-lis stamps (possibly tax stamps, but lacking any fineness marking or assayer's "bite," so possibly contraband), spots of red toning and whitish encrustation here and there (especially on bottom, which also has a few stress cracks on the smaller half). From the Luz (1752) and pedigreed to the original Sotheby's (New York) auction of March 1993, lot #239.

Estimate: $25000