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- Estimate
- $400–$600 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Barridoff Auctions — SUMMER 2021 INTERNATIONAL FINE ART SALE · 14 August 2021
- Record ID
- TB-2026-17529574
- Record
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Alfred Birdsey, Swan Boats in Boston Common, 1980. Barridoff Auctions, 14 Aug 2021, lot 132. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-17529574.
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Alfred Birdsey, Swan Boats in Boston Common, 1980. Barridoff Auctions, 14 Aug 2021, lot 132. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-17529574.
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