Sale 5945
London, South Kensington
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3 December 2009
Price realised
GBP 812
Estimate
A LADY'S BODICE OF BLUE SILK BROCADE POSSIBLY DUTCH, FIRST HALF OF THE 18TH CENTURY lined in ivory satin, with pleats across the back skirts
Provenance
Stanford Hall, Leicestershire
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