Sale 1787
New York
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18 - 19 January 2007
Price realised
USD 2,400
Estimate
G. Spencer, circa 1790 Portrait Miniature of a Gentleman** Signed G. Spencer (lower right) watercolor on ivory 2¾ x 2¼ inches
Provenance
Roberto Levi, New York, 1972
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