Sale 7776
London, South Kensington
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15 September 1998
Price realised
GBP 1,380
Estimate
M. Drew, circa 1886 Portrait of a young Girl, seated on a sofa, in a white dress holding a doll signed and dated 'M. Drew 1886' oil on canvas 31½ x 39in. (80 x 100.3cm.)
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