Sale 5069
London, South Kensington
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14 January 2014
Price realised
GBP 1,375
Estimate
TWELVE HAND-COLOURED BOTANICAL ENGRAVINGS FROM MRS LOUDON'S BRITISH WILD FLOWERS, 1846 In white painted and mirror-glass frames 16 x 12 in. (41 x 30 cm.)
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