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Anonymous, German, 19th century

Design for a Mantelpiece with the Arms of Bavaria(?)

19th century
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over traces of black chalk. Inlaid into mount washed with blue and with blue framing lines.
18.6 × 22 cm (7.3 × 8.7 in)

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