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Expert opinion: Sotheby's appraiser Colin Ritchie listens as Gladys Mayers of Toronto asks about turn-of-the-century Japanese plate.
Expert opinion: Sotheby's appraiser Colin Ritchie listens as Gladys Mayers of Toronto asks about turn-of-the-century Japanese plate.

Expert opinion: Sotheby's appraiser Colin Ritchie listens as Gladys Mayers of Toronto asks about turn-of-the-century Japanese plate.

Date2/15/1987
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0132806F
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