Sale 1541
Glasgow
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17 April 1997
Price realised
GBP 2,300
Estimate
John Charles Maggs A Halt for the Hunt; and Setting off from the Tavern both signed and dated 'J C Maggs 1876' (lower left) oil on canvas 14 x 27in. (35.5 x 68.6cm.) a pair (2)
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