Sale 8283
London, South Kensington
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11 February 1999
Price realised
GBP 518
Estimate
A sealed and dated magnum wine-bottle of cylindrical form and olive-green tint, applied with a seal named and dated J.WHITEHEAD 1820 -- 32.5cm. high; three various bottles with seals from All Souls's Common Room, Oxford; two bottles with seals from Emmanuel College, Cambridge, early 19th century; and another bottle See colour plate 2 (7)
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