Lot 78 · Sotheby's N08279
A Group of Four Hollow-cut Silhouettes of Capt. MacDonald, his Wife and Two Daughters
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- Estimate
- $400–$600 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's N08279 · 21 January 2007
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3569665
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J. Howie, 19th Century, A Group of Four Hollow-cut Silhouettes of Capt. MacDonald, his Wife and Two Daughters. Sotheby's, 21 Jan 2007, lot 78. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3569665.
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J. Howie, 19th Century, A Group of Four Hollow-cut Silhouettes of Capt. MacDonald, his Wife and Two Daughters. Sotheby's, 21 Jan 2007, lot 78. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3569665.
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