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Rococo Revival Meridienne/Recamier attributed to John Henry Belter
Rococo Revival Meridienne/Recamier attributed to John Henry Belter

Rococo Revival Meridienne/Recamier attributed to John Henry Belter

By John Henry Belter

Located in Hastings, GB

This style which became very popular in NYC, was widely copied by his competitors in New York, Philadelphia, and Boston.Belter died in New York City and his business was carried on b...

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1850s American Rococo Revival Antique Boston

Materials

Wood

Oil Painting "Italian Street Scene" by Elizabeth R. Withington
Oil Painting "Italian Street Scene" by Elizabeth R. Withington

Oil Painting "Italian Street Scene" by Elizabeth R. Withington

Located in Norton, MA

Her father was a long-time Jamaica Plains, Boston resident who worked for several decades as a Boston customs house clerk.

Category

Early 20th Century American Antique Boston

Materials

Canvas, Wood

C. 1850 American Domed Leather Document or Valise Box, - Worcester County
C. 1850 American Domed Leather Document or Valise Box, - Worcester County

C. 1850 American Domed Leather Document or Valise Box, - Worcester County

Located in Atlanta, GA

Rice (Fitchburg) or the anonymous makers supplying Boston’s dry goods merchants during the antebellum decades.

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Mid-19th Century American American Colonial Antique Boston

Materials

Brass

1910s American Brilliant Period (ABP) Cut Crystal Pitcher
1910s American Brilliant Period (ABP) Cut Crystal Pitcher

1910s American Brilliant Period (ABP) Cut Crystal Pitcher

Located in Roma, IT

He won awards at various exhibitions in Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and in 1893 won four medals at the Columbian Exposition including the gold medal.

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Early 20th Century American American Classical Antique Boston

Materials

Crystal

Set of four fusuma (sliding doors) with puppies by Nagasawa Rosetsu, Edo period
Set of four fusuma (sliding doors) with puppies by Nagasawa Rosetsu, Edo period

Set of four fusuma (sliding doors) with puppies by Nagasawa Rosetsu, Edo period

Located in Brussels, BE

.; Itsukushima Shrine Treasure House, Miyajima, Hiroshima-ken; Itsuo Art Museum, Osaka; Joju-ji, Wakayama-ken; Kotohira Shrine Museum, Kagawa-ken; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New Yor...

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18th Century Japanese Other Antique Boston

Materials

Wood, Paint, Paper

Early 19thc Scrimshaw and Walnut Hand Carved with Heart Cutlery Caddy
Early 19thc Scrimshaw and Walnut Hand Carved with Heart Cutlery Caddy

Early 19thc Scrimshaw and Walnut Hand Carved with Heart Cutlery Caddy

Located in Savannah, GA

This very utilitarian cutlery caddy came from an estate on Boston's Beacon Hill from an avid Early American collector.

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1820s American Folk Art Antique Boston

Materials

Bone, Walnut

George T. Plowman (1869–1932), Venetian Scenes Framed Etching
George T. Plowman (1869–1932), Venetian Scenes Framed Etching

George T. Plowman (1869–1932), Venetian Scenes Framed Etching

Located in Clifton Springs, NY

In 1910 he studied with Eric L. Pape (1870-1938) in Boston. During his travels in Europe, he enrolled in life-drawing classes in Paris and Berlin and at the Central School of Arts an...

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Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Revival Antique Boston

Materials

Paper, Glass, Wood

Antique French Barbizon School Oil on Canvas Painting by Constant Troyon.
Antique French Barbizon School Oil on Canvas Painting by Constant Troyon.

Antique French Barbizon School Oil on Canvas Painting by Constant Troyon.

Located in New Orleans, LA

His other works are in museums located in Amiens, Amsterdam, Bordeaux, Boston, Detroit, New York: Metropolitan, Paris: Musee D'Orsay, Moscow, & Vienna.

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Mid-19th Century French Antique Boston

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

Antique Victorian Thomas Hudson Barometric Ink Well Stand Pen Quill Holder 6"
Antique Victorian Thomas Hudson Barometric Ink Well Stand Pen Quill Holder 6"

Antique Victorian Thomas Hudson Barometric Ink Well Stand Pen Quill Holder 6"

By Thomas Hudson

Located in Dayton, OH

Originally patented in 1861-67 by Thomas Hudson and manufactured by Cutter Tower Co., Boston, MA. Dimensions: 6" x 5" x 4"h

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19th Century Victorian Antique Boston

Materials

Brass, Pewter

Large Victorian Period Sterling Silver-Mounted Controlled Bubbles Inkwell
Large Victorian Period Sterling Silver-Mounted Controlled Bubbles Inkwell

Large Victorian Period Sterling Silver-Mounted Controlled Bubbles Inkwell

By Bigelow Kennard & Co.

Located in New York, NY

Large, Victorian period, sterling silver-mounted controlled bubbles crystal inkwell with hinged lid, Boston, circa 1895, Bigleow ,Kennard and Co. makers.

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1890s American Victorian Antique Boston

Materials

Crystal, Sterling Silver

German Baroque Armoire "Frankfurter Wellenschrank", 1730, Walnut
German Baroque Armoire "Frankfurter Wellenschrank", 1730, Walnut

German Baroque Armoire "Frankfurter Wellenschrank", 1730, Walnut

Located in Belmont, MA

Dimensions: H: 211 cm (83.1 inches) W: 211 cm (83.1 inches) D: 73 cm (28.7 inches) It ships from Germany and includes shipping costs to Boston in the price.

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1730s German Baroque Antique Boston

Materials

Walnut

'Spanish Bridge, Segovia', Woman Artist, Paris Salon, Cooper Union, ASL, PAFA
'Spanish Bridge, Segovia', Woman Artist, Paris Salon, Cooper Union, ASL, PAFA

'Spanish Bridge, Segovia', Woman Artist, Paris Salon, Cooper Union, ASL, PAFA

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Exhibited: New York Watercolor Club, Circa 1900 After graduating from Monmouth College, Elizabeth Gowdy Baker furthered her studies at New York's Cooper Union and at the Pennsylvani...

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Early 1900s Impressionist Antique Boston

Materials

Watercolor, Board, Laid Paper

Vintage "The Hancock House" Blue Transferware Bowl by Johnson Brothers
Vintage "The Hancock House" Blue Transferware Bowl by Johnson Brothers

Vintage "The Hancock House" Blue Transferware Bowl by Johnson Brothers

By Johnson Brothers

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

In 1744, Thomas’s brother John died, and his seven-year-old son, also named John Hancock, moved to Boston to live with his uncle in the Hancock Manor on Beacon Street.

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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Boston

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Venetian Canal
Venetian Canal

Venetian Canal

Located in Sheffield, MA

He also had studies in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey; Boston, Worcester, and Truro, Massachusetts; and St.

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Boston

Materials

Oil

Connor's Brook, Maine, 19th Century New England Landscape
Connor's Brook, Maine, 19th Century New England Landscape

Connor's Brook, Maine, 19th Century New England Landscape

Located in Beachwood, OH

He did remain within the established art circles, though, as he exhibited regularly at the National Academy of Design; the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia; the Br...

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Mid-19th Century Antique Boston

Materials

Oil

Bateaux sur la mer - Ciel nuageux -  Realist Seascape Oil by Alfred Stevens
Bateaux sur la mer - Ciel nuageux -  Realist Seascape Oil by Alfred Stevens

Bateaux sur la mer - Ciel nuageux - Realist Seascape Oil by Alfred Stevens

By Alfred Émile Léopold Stevens

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

Solo Exhibitions: 2090, Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, Brussels (retrospective) Museum and Gallery Holdings: Antwerp: Woman in Despair; A Parisian Sphinx; Authorised Be...

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1890s Realist Antique Boston

Materials

Oil, Panel

Early 20Thc Original Hubley Bank Door Stop
Early 20Thc Original Hubley Bank Door Stop

Early 20Thc Original Hubley Bank Door Stop

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Early 20thc Hubley Boston Terrier dog door stop / bank.The paint is very good and fine condition.

Category

Early 1900s American Adirondack Antique Boston

Materials

Iron

Murrle, Bennett & Co. Arts And Crafts Silver Turquoise Pendant Necklace 1900
Murrle, Bennett & Co. Arts And Crafts Silver Turquoise Pendant Necklace 1900

Murrle, Bennett & Co. Arts And Crafts Silver Turquoise Pendant Necklace 1900

By Murrle Bennett & Co.

Located in New York, NY

The necklace is the epitome of style and elegance and is worthy of the great jewelry collections in the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

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Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Boston

Materials

Turquoise, Silver

Landscape Scene with Barn and Trees, Late 19th Century, Ohio Artist
Landscape Scene with Barn and Trees, Late 19th Century, Ohio Artist

Landscape Scene with Barn and Trees, Late 19th Century, Ohio Artist

By Addison Thomas Millar

Located in Beachwood, OH

He held exhibits in cities across the country, including shows in Philadelphia, Boston and Chicago. He held memberships with the Society of American Artists and the National Academy ...

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1890s Antique Boston

Materials

Oil

Charles H. F. Turner American Arts And Crafts Pyrography Renaissance, 1898
Charles H. F. Turner American Arts And Crafts Pyrography Renaissance, 1898

Charles H. F. Turner American Arts And Crafts Pyrography Renaissance, 1898

Located in South Burlington, VT

Signed obverse lower left : CHT 98 Boston Art Club Exhibition label verso: Flemish Girl- Artist C H Turner. - Return to 68 Mnt.

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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Boston

Materials

Wood

Vue du Pont Realto et de la Prison de Venise -  Venice, Italy, 1760
Vue du Pont Realto et de la Prison de Venise -  Venice, Italy, 1760

Vue du Pont Realto et de la Prison de Venise - Venice, Italy, 1760

Located in Centennial, CO

The engraving was matted and framed by Haley & Steele of Boston, MA. Beautiful vintage matting with multiple French lines.

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Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Boston

Materials

Paint, Paper

New Hampshire Antique Railroad Map c.1888 – Granite State Counties & Cities
New Hampshire Antique Railroad Map c.1888 – Granite State Counties & Cities

New Hampshire Antique Railroad Map c.1888 – Granite State Counties & Cities

Located in Langweer, NL

Railroads, drawn in red and blue, dominate the map, charting the routes that connected New Hampshire to Boston, Portland, and other centers of commerce in New England.

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Late 19th Century American Antique Boston

Materials

Paper

Spring - Pocasset MA
Spring - Pocasset MA

Spring - Pocasset MA

By Aldro Thompson Hibbard

Located in Milford, NH

Hibbard was born in Falmouth, MA, studied at the Massachusetts College of Art and at the Boston Museum School with artists such as Edmond Tarbell, Frank W.

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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Antique Boston

Materials

Canvas, Oil

A Gilded Age Conservatory Swan
A Gilded Age Conservatory Swan

A Gilded Age Conservatory Swan

Located in Greenwich, CT

This majestic creature would have graced a gilded age conservatory, and is reminiscent of the 19th century swan boats that can still be found on the lake at Boston Common.

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Late 19th Century American Antique Boston

Materials

Pine

Spring in the Meadow
Spring in the Meadow

Spring in the Meadow

By Robert William Vonnoh

Located in Bryn Mawr, PA

He also taught at the East Boston Evening Drawing School, the Cowles Art School, the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Phi...

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Late 19th Century American Impressionist Antique Boston

Materials

Oil

A Pair of Biedermeier Stools, 1820, Walnut Veneer, Refinished
A Pair of Biedermeier Stools, 1820, Walnut Veneer, Refinished

A Pair of Biedermeier Stools, 1820, Walnut Veneer, Refinished

Located in Belmont, MA

Shipping from Germany to Boston is included in the price. Excluded are any possible tariffs.

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1820s German Biedermeier Antique Boston

Materials

Walnut

Girl In Red
Girl In Red

Girl In Red

By Lee Lufkin Kaula

Located in Milford, NH

She was a member of several Boston art associations including the Copley Society, the Guild of Boston Artists and the Boston Society of Watercolorists.

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Early 20th Century Realist Antique Boston

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Pair of Early Framed Aerial Photographs
Pair of Early Framed Aerial Photographs

Pair of Early Framed Aerial Photographs

By Fairchild Aerial Surveys

Located in Cambridge, US

Fairchild survey photographs can be found in the New York State Archives, City of Boston Archives, as well as various museums and federal institutions.

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Early 20th Century American Other Antique Boston

Materials

Oak, Paper

Maine Antique Railroad Map c.1888 – Pine Tree State Counties & Settlements
Maine Antique Railroad Map c.1888 – Pine Tree State Counties & Settlements

Maine Antique Railroad Map c.1888 – Pine Tree State Counties & Settlements

Located in Langweer, NL

Railroads are marked in red and blue, tracing lines from Portland and Augusta northward and eastward, linking Maine’s ports with Boston and the greater New England railway system.

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Late 19th Century American Antique Boston

Materials

Paper

William Shakespeare 15 Volumes Limited Edition Number 77
William Shakespeare 15 Volumes Limited Edition Number 77

William Shakespeare 15 Volumes Limited Edition Number 77

By William Shakespeare

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

"Book Lovers'' Limited Edition, numbered 77 of 1000, Little, Brown and Company, Boston, Printed in 1912, Three-quarter red Moroccan leather-bound.

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Early 20th Century English Victorian Antique Boston

Materials

Leather, Paper

Satinwood Sheraton Revival Breakfront Marquetry Commode
Satinwood Sheraton Revival Breakfront Marquetry Commode

Satinwood Sheraton Revival Breakfront Marquetry Commode

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

The locksmiths’ company of Hobbs & Co of London was actually founded by an American salesman and inventor for Jones & Newell of New York. Boston born Alfred Charles Hobbs (18...

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Early 1900s English Sheraton Antique Boston

Materials

Marble

Stunning Olive Parker Black Landscape Painting in Giltwood Frame
Stunning Olive Parker Black Landscape Painting in Giltwood Frame

Stunning Olive Parker Black Landscape Painting in Giltwood Frame

By Olive Parker Black

Located in Hopewell, NJ

She exhibited her work at the National Academy of Design, the Society of American Artists, the Boston Art Club, the Art Club of Philadelphia and the Carnegie Institute.

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Late 19th Century American Barbizon School Antique Boston

Materials

Canvas

Winter Light
Winter Light

Winter Light

By Walter Launt Palmer

Located in Bryn Mawr, PA

Palmer’s paintings can be found in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum of Fine Arts (Boston), Butler Institute of American Art, and the Albany Ins...

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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Antique Boston

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mark TWAIN. The Prince and the Pauper. FIRST EDITION SECOND STATE - 1882
Mark TWAIN. The Prince and the Pauper. FIRST EDITION SECOND STATE - 1882

Mark TWAIN. The Prince and the Pauper. FIRST EDITION SECOND STATE - 1882

Located in Hillsborough, NJ

TITLE: The Prince and the Pauper: A Tale for Young People of All Ages. PUBLISHER: Boston: James R. Osgood, 1882. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION SECOND STATE. 1 vol., with 192 illustrat...

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1880s British Antique Boston

Materials

Leather

John R Wendt for Ball Black & Co Seven-Piece Medallion Sterling Tea & Coffee Set
John R Wendt for Ball Black & Co Seven-Piece Medallion Sterling Tea & Coffee Set

John R Wendt for Ball Black & Co Seven-Piece Medallion Sterling Tea & Coffee Set

By John Wendt, Ball Black & Co.

Located in Cincinnati, OH

Recognized as "one of the best designers and chasers in the art", Wendt formed a highly successful partnership with Boston silversmith Augustus Rogers before moving to New York in 18...

Category

1860s American Neoclassical Antique Boston

Materials

Sterling Silver

19th Century Biedermeier Corner Cabinet
19th Century Biedermeier Corner Cabinet

19th Century Biedermeier Corner Cabinet

Located in Belmont, MA

It will be shipped from Germany, standard shipping costs to Boston are included. Shipping within the US can be arranged.

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1810s German Biedermeier Antique Boston

Materials

Mahogany

The Odes and Epodes of Horace
The Odes and Epodes of Horace

The Odes and Epodes of Horace

By Howard Pyle

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Title-page illustration published in The Odes and Epodes of Horace, (Boston: Bibliophile Society, 1901). A beautiful and detailed image that displays Pyle's exquisite brush work.

Category

Early 1900s Antique Boston

Materials

Ink, Pen

"Cuenca - The Cliff Dwellers" Antique Etching of the Casas Colgadas
"Cuenca - The Cliff Dwellers" Antique Etching of the Casas Colgadas

"Cuenca - The Cliff Dwellers" Antique Etching of the Casas Colgadas

By Ernest David Roth

Located in Soquel, CA

He exhibited extensively across the U.S. at locations such as the Boston Art Club, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the National Academy of De...

Category

1920s Realist Antique Boston

Materials

Paper, Ink, Etching

"The Sphynx is Weary, She Dreams o'er the World" John La Farge, American Artist
"The Sphynx is Weary, She Dreams o'er the World" John La Farge, American Artist

"The Sphynx is Weary, She Dreams o'er the World" John La Farge, American Artist

By John La Farge

Located in New York, NY

In 1877, he was asked to provide the decorative scheme of murals and wall colors for Trinity Church in Boston, which was an early marker for the emerging American Renaissance.

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1860s Symbolist Antique Boston

Materials

Chalk, Watercolor, Gouache, Illustration Board

(after) Winslow Homer "The Lookout -- All's Well" etching

(after) Winslow Homer "The Lookout -- All's Well" etching

By Winslow Homer

Located in Henderson, NV

Lowell Bank Note Co., Boston, and issued for the Hamburg-American Line (there is a vignette of one of their passenger steamships in the margin at the bottom left).

Category

Early 1900s Antique Boston

Materials

Etching

Field with Dappled Sunlight, Giverny
Field with Dappled Sunlight, Giverny

Field with Dappled Sunlight, Giverny

By John Leslie Breck

Located in Milford, NH

Breck was born in the South Pacific aboard a ship (his father was a Navy captain), and grew up in the Boston area. He obtained his art training at the Munich Royal Academy, learning ...

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Late 19th Century American Impressionist Antique Boston

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Hills in Norway - Sigurd Skou
Hills in Norway - Sigurd Skou

Hills in Norway - Sigurd Skou

By Sigurd Skou

Located in North Clarendon, VT

He was a founding member of the Grand Central School of Art in New York as well as a member of the Salmagundi Club, Allied Artists, National Academy of Design, American Water Color S...

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1910s American Impressionist Antique Boston

Materials

Oil

Still Life with Flowers in a White Vase
Still Life with Flowers in a White Vase

Still Life with Flowers in a White Vase

By George Henry Hall

Located in Milford, NH

He exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts 1853-1968, the Royal Academy, British Institute, Suffolk Street Gallery, all in London, England 1858-1874, the Brooklyn Art Asso...

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Mid-19th Century Antique Boston

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Complete Works Of Charles Dickens - 36 vols. - IN A FINE LEATHER BINDING !
The Complete Works Of Charles Dickens - 36 vols. - IN A FINE LEATHER BINDING !

The Complete Works Of Charles Dickens - 36 vols. - IN A FINE LEATHER BINDING !

Located in Hillsborough, NJ

., 8-1/4" x 6", all illustrations after the originals, introduction and notes by Andrew Lang, includes the 2 volumes of Forster's "Life Of Dickens", bound in fine 1/2 green morocco, ...

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Early 1900s American Antique Boston

Materials

Leather

History of the Discovery of America by Henry Trumbull, 1832
History of the Discovery of America by Henry Trumbull, 1832

History of the Discovery of America by Henry Trumbull, 1832

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

Clair, by the Indians at the Westward; the Creek and Seminole War &c. Boston: George Clark, 1832. 8vo. Two hand-colored plates.

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1830s American Early Victorian Antique Boston

Materials

Leather, Fabric, Paper

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