Sale 7596
London, South Kensington
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21 May 1997
Price realised
GBP 345
Estimate
Umberto Ongania On the Lagoon, Venice signed 'U. Ongania' pencil and watercolour, unframed 8 x 12in. (20.2 x 30cm.) and a watercolour of fishing craft on the Lagoon by the same artist (2)
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