Sale 1364
New York
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22 April 2004
Price realised
USD 17,925
Estimate
Théodore Ceriez (Belgian, 1832-1904) The Flower Market signed 'T. Ceriez' (lower right) oil on panel 19½ x 31½ in. (49.6 x 80 cm.)
Provenance
G.E. de Vitré, Keep Hatch, England. Anonymous sale, Sotheby's, London, 15 November 1995, lot 133. Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
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Exhibited
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