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allegorical study
Benjamin West (American, 1738–1820)
$14,000 hammer
≈ £11,329≈ €12,932
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- Medium
- Watercolor · Works on paper all watercolor results →As published: “watercolor”
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed lower right and dated 1788
- Category
- Watercolors
- Dimensions
- 14 3/4" dia.
- Auction house
- Pook & Pook
- Sale
- Americana & International - Session Two (11218)
- Date
- January 20, 2023
- Location
- Downingtown, Pennsylvania, United States
- Lot
- 957
- Estimate
- $800 – $1,200 (≈ £647 – £971) (≈ €739 – €1,108)
- Source
- Auction house live.pookandpook.com ↗Retrieved Oct 11, 2026
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