Sale 1883
New York
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1 - 3 October 2007
Price realised
USD 312
Estimate
This lot is offered without a reserve
John Gilbert (Blackheath, 1817-1897) The smuggler's conference black chalk, watercolor, bodycolor, heightened with white on paper 5 x 8 in. (121 x 202 mm.)
Provenance
with King Street Galleries, London, where acquired by the current owner, 1987.
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