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    Sale 4998

    Silver and Plate, Portrait Miniatures, Objects of Vertu and Icons

    London, South Kensington

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    25 April 2006

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    • ENGLISH SCHOOL, LATE 18TH CENT
    Lot 1345

    ENGLISH SCHOOL, LATE 18TH CENTURY

    Price realised

    GBP 216

    Estimate

    GBP 200 - GBP 300

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    ENGLISH SCHOOL, LATE 18TH CENTURY
    Mr Alexander Watson, in blue coat and white waistcoat, bob wig
    gilt-metal pendant frame in rectangular glazed box frame
    oval, 2 5/8 in. (67 mm.) high

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