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Lot 25 · Sotheby's L06121

"his lifted finger to his hear he plies and the view hallo bids a chorus rise";  "when the warm pack in faltering silence stood thine was the note that roused the listening wood"

William H. Hopkins · "his lifted finger to his hear he plies and the view hallo bids a chorus rise"; "when the warm pack in faltering silence stood thine was the note that roused the listening wood"

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Estimate
£15,000–£20,000 hammer ≈ $27,891–$37,188
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Sotheby's L06121 · 7 June 2006
Record ID
TB-2026-3441713
Record
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William H. Hopkins, "his lifted finger to his hear he plies and the view hallo bids a chorus rise";  "when the warm pack in faltering silence stood thine was the note that roused the listening wood". Sotheby's, 7 Jun 2006, lot 25. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3441713.

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William H. Hopkins, "his lifted finger to his hear he plies and the view hallo bids a chorus rise";  "when the warm pack in faltering silence stood thine was the note that roused the listening wood". Sotheby's, 7 Jun 2006, lot 25. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3441713.

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From the same sale Sotheby's L06121 · Jun 2006

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