Sale 5482
London, South Kensington
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24 November 2010
Price realised
GBP 4,375
Estimate
English School, 19th Century A Thames-side shipyard with three vessels on the stocks, one nearly ready for launching oil on canvas 25 x 44 in. (63.5 x 111.8 cm.)
Provenance
with The Rutland Gallery, London.
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