Lot 78173 · 2012 March 1-2 Illustration Art Signature Auction- Beverly Hills
Santa Reading Christmas Letters
John Newton Howitt · Oil on canvas
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- Sale
- Heritage Auctions — 2012 March 1-2 Illustration Art Signature Auction- Beverly Hills · 2 March 2012
- Dimensions
- 20.5 x 16 in. (image)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13658957
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John Newton Howitt, Santa Reading Christmas Letters. Heritage Auctions, 2 Mar 2012, lot 78173. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13658957.
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John Newton Howitt, Santa Reading Christmas Letters. Heritage Auctions, 2 Mar 2012, lot 78173. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13658957.
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