An English Portland stone plaque
By Sir Charles Wheeler, President of The Royal Academy of Art 1956-1966, for The Headquarters of Barclays Bank, Lombard St, City of London
a relief carved coat of arms, the shield bearing three crosses, a dove of peace and a chevron containing seven arrow-like motifs, all surmounted by a helmet and Bisop's mitre; the motto being "in hoc vince",
£3,000
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