Italian School, late 19th Century | Christie's

Sale 4272

Continental Pictures of the 19th and 20th Centuries

London, South Kensington

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9 May 1991

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Lot 118

Italian School, late 19th Century

Price realised

GBP 770

Estimate

GBP 1,500 - GBP 2,000

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Italian School, late 19th Century
Apollo lending his Chariot to Phaethon
oil on canvas
23¼ x 28¾in. (59 x 73cm.)
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