Sale 5232
London, South Kensington
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31 October 2007
Price realised
GBP 2,250
Estimate
Follower of Alexander Nasmyth A mountainous wooded river landscape with a figure on a track and a castle beyond oil on canvas 26 1/4 x 35 in. (66.7 x 88.9 cm.)
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 24 May 1974, lot 181, as 'Glover'.
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