Sale 1365
New York
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23 April 2004
Price realised
USD 11,950
Estimate
A BERLIN (K.P.M.) RECTANGULAR PLAQUE IMPRESSED MONOGRAM AND SCEPTRE MARK, AND CYPHER H, INCISED 15-12, SIGNED A. DECKELMAN, MÜNCHEN, MID 19TH CENTURY Finely painted with an interior view of Sarah presenting Hagar to Abraham 15¼ x 12 3/8 in. (38.7 x 31.4 cm.), within a giltwood frame
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