Sale 5280
London, South Kensington
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28 October 2007
Price realised
GBP 200
Estimate
PRINCESS MARY'S HANDBAG A BLACK BOX LEATHER TWIN-HANDLED BAG CIRCA 1950 WITH GILT-TOOLED LEATHER INITIAL 'M' BELOW A CROWN, WATER-SILK LINED INTERIOR AND NAME TAG INSCRIBED 'ANGELA LASCELLES' 15 IN. (38 CM.) WIDE
Provenance
H.R.H. PRINCESS MARY, THE PRINCESS ROYAL, COUNTESS OF HAREWOOD, (1897-1965).
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