Sale 7398
London, South Kensington
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7 November 1996
Price realised
GBP 1,150
Estimate
Hugh Bellingham Smith Portrait of a Girl, standing full length, in a brown Dress signed and dated 'H Bellingham Smith 94'; oil on canvas, unframed 47½ x 28in. (120.6 x 71.1cm.)
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