Sale 9437
London, South Kensington
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18 July 2002
Price realised
GBP 1,292
Estimate
Follower of Sir Godfrey Kneller Portrait of Lady Powis, bust-length, in a white dress and blue wrap, feigned oval oil on canvas 30 x 25 in. (76.1 x 63.5 cm.)
Provenance
The Earl of Sefton, Croxteth Hall, Liverpool, Inventory number 101.
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