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Lot 18 · British and Continental Pictures

The proposal

Giovanni Guida (b.1837)

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Estimate
£1,500–£2,000 hammer ≈ $2,123–$2,831
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — BRITISH AND CONTINENTAL PICTURES, London (South Kensington) · 28 February 2002
Record ID
TB-2026-6169674
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Giovanni Guida (b.1837), The proposal. Christie's, 28 Feb 2002, lot 18. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6169674.

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Giovanni Guida (b.1837), The proposal. Christie's, 28 Feb 2002, lot 18. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6169674.

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