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For a Collection of Thirty-one Drawings in Oil, Water Color and Pastel, as follows: Purchased from H. S. Theobald, #46 Hyde Park Square, London. 3,000 £ or $15,000.00 OIL PAINTING. NOCTURNE. "OPAL and SILVER". River scene at night, with a suspension bridge dimly seen in the distance. The towers illuminated. Two boats with red lights in the middle distance. Oblong. 10 x 8". Signature, the Butterfly. OIL PAINTING. "PETITE MEPHISTE". A woman seated on a red sofa - red background - wearing a pink dress, and holding a red fan in her right hand. Upright. 10 x 8". Signature, the Butterfly. Mr. Whistler's No. 3. OIL PAINTING. "THE GREAT SEA". A view of the ocean, with a group of tiny figures in the surf in the foreground at the left-hand corner. Oblong. 9 x 5 [[strikethrough]]1-4[[/strikethrough]]". Signature, the Butterfly. Mr. Whistler's No. 4.