Lot 657 · Sotheby's N08054
A Portrait of Clarissa Hurd of Washington, New Hampshire
William Matthew Prior · painted circa 1840; in a period faux-bois painted frame
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- Estimate
- $7,000–$10,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's N08054 · 22 January 2005
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3190861
- Record
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William Matthew Prior, A Portrait of Clarissa Hurd of Washington, New Hampshire. Sotheby's, 22 Jan 2005, lot 657. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3190861.
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William Matthew Prior, A Portrait of Clarissa Hurd of Washington, New Hampshire. Sotheby's, 22 Jan 2005, lot 657. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3190861.
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