Sale 7412
London, South Kensington
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22 November 1996
Price realised
GBP 690
Estimate
Charles Blomfield Waterfall on K....Bush, Whanganui signed and dated 'C. Blomfield 1884' with an indistinct inscription on an old label on the stretcher; oil on canvas 24 x 14in. (60.9 x 35.6cm.)
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