Sale 12186
New York
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20 September 2016
Price realised
USD 4,000
Estimate
A TAUFSCHEIN FOR LIDIA ZELLER ATTRIBUTED TO JOHANN CONRAD TREVITS, SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, EARLY 19TH CENTURY watercolor and ink on paper; dated October 15, 1817 12 x 15 ½ in.
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