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Lot 19 · Virtue | Post-War and Contemporary Art

[CRUIKSHANK'S COPY]. TUPPER, Martin F. Proverbial Philosophy. London: Thomas Hatchard, 1854.

[CRUIKSHANK'S COPY]. TUPPER, Martin F. Proverbial Philosophy. London: Thomas Hatchard, 1854.

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$200–$300 hammer
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Christie's — Virtue | Post-War and Contemporary Art, New York · 13 December 2006
Record ID
TB-2026-5606461
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[CRUIKSHANK'S COPY]. TUPPER, Martin F. Proverbial Philosophy. London: Thomas Hatchard, 1854., [CRUIKSHANK'S COPY]. TUPPER, Martin F. Proverbial Philosophy. London: Thomas Hatchard, 1854. Christie's, 13 Dec 2006, lot 19. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5606461.

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[CRUIKSHANK'S COPY]. TUPPER, Martin F. Proverbial Philosophy. London: Thomas Hatchard, 1854., [CRUIKSHANK'S COPY]. TUPPER, Martin F. Proverbial Philosophy. London: Thomas Hatchard, 1854. Christie's, 13 Dec 2006, lot 19. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5606461.

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