Sale 9726
London, South Kensington
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3 December 2013
Price realised
GBP 1,750
Estimate
A PAIR OF FLEMISH TAPESTRY PORTRAITS AFTER RUBENS, MID-19TH CENTURY Of Charles de Coredes, Count of Flanders and his wife Jacqueline van Caestre, in later giltwood frames panels 28 x 22 in. (71 x 56 cm.); frames 35½ x 29 in. (90 x 74 cm.) overall
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