Sale 1577
New York
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29 - 30 November 2005
Price realised
USD 2,640
Estimate
German School, 19th Century Labrador Retrievers in a garden signed '*hurtleff' (lower left) oil on canvas 33 x 56 in. (83.8 x 142.2 cm.)
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