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    22 April 2008

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    • A GERMAN ELECTROTYPE SHIELD
    Lot 493

    A GERMAN ELECTROTYPE SHIELD

    19TH CENTURY

    Price realised

    GBP 1,250

    Estimate

    GBP 300 - GBP 500

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    A GERMAN ELECTROTYPE SHIELD
    19TH CENTURY
    DEPICTING CLASSICAL SCENES CENTRED BY A RELIEF BUST OF MEDUSA
    30 IN. (76 CM.) HIGH; 21 IN. (53 CM.) WIDE

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