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LOT 2076
Watercolour on Paper by Bellingham Smith
CIRCA 1885-1922 A.D.
14 x 10 in. (171 grams, 35.5 x 25.5 cm).
Winter scene with bare trees against a pale sky; signed bottom right. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, London.
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