Sale 7856
London
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16 June 2010
Price realised
GBP 3,750
Estimate
Charles Walter Simpson (1885-1971) Snipe at Twilight signed 'Charles Simpson' (lower left) oil on board 21 x 28 3/8 in. (53.3 x 72.1 cm.)
Provenance
with Peter Nahum, London.
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