Sale 10070
London, South Kensington
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22 January 2015
Price realised
GBP 4,000
Estimate
Pierre Michel BARCELONNETTE lithograph in colours, 1928, printed by Azémard Cousins, Nimes, condition A-; backed on linen 42½ x 31 in. (108 x 79 cm.)
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