Sale 5660
London, South Kensington
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30 October 2014
Price realised
GBP 4,375
Estimate
Circle of Gonzales Coques (Antwerp 1614/18-1684) A group portrait of a family with their hounds and an attendant in an interior oil on canvas 20 1/8 x 30 in. (51 x 76.2 cm.)
Provenance
The Lords Leigh, Stoneleigh Abbey, Warwickshire. By descent to the present owner.
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