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A MID 19TH CENTURY WATERCOLOUR PAINTING AND PENCIL DRAWING OF A GIRL HOLDING A BOW AND ARROW, Signed bottom right 'N.Felix' and dated 1853. 47cm x 37cm Mounted in a frame and glazed 70cm x 63cm

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A MID 19TH CENTURY WATERCOLOUR PAINTING AND PENCIL DRAWING OF A GIRL HOLDING A BOW AND ARROW, Signed bottom right 'N.Felix' and dated 1853. 47cm x 37cm Mounted in a frame and glazed 70cm x 63cm

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