Name: Auction: THE WORKSHOP DITCHLING, ATTRIBUTED TO DESMOND CHUTE (BRITISH 1895-1962) DEVOTIONAL NICHE, c.1930
Brand: Lyon & Turnbull
Price: 1200 GBP
Availability: InStock

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polychromed stone (possibly Hopton Wood)

DEVOTIONAL NICHE, c.1930

THE WORKSHOP DITCHLING, ATTRIBUTED TO DESMOND CHUTE (BRITISH 1895-1962)

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THE WORKSHOP DITCHLING, ATTRIBUTED TO DESMOND CHUTE (BRITISH 1895-1962)

DEVOTIONAL NICHE, c.1930

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