Sale 5100
Paris
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14 September 2004
Price realised
EUR 728
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This lot is offered without a reserve
Ecole Française, 18ème siècle Portrait de jeune fille en buste tenant un chien pastel sur velin, ovale dans un cadre Louis XVI 435 x 357 mm. (17 1/8 x 13¾ in.)
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