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    Sale 5428

    Travel, Science & Natural History

    London, South Kensington

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    23 April 2008

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    • English School, 19th Century
    Lot 626

    English School, 19th Century

    View of the island of Prinkipo, Constantinople

    Price realised

    GBP 1,375

    Estimate

    GBP 500 - GBP 700

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    English School, 19th Century
    View of the island of Prinkipo, Constantinople
    inscribed 'Prinkipo, sunset' 'Wbker's house'(?), on the reverse
    pencil and watercolour on paper
    8¼ x 11in. (21 x 28cm.)

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    Lot Essay

    In 1929 Leon Trotsky spent the first 4 years of his second term in exile in Prinkipo.

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