Lot 1457 , Phyllis Cooper (1895-1988), a collection of miniature portraits, circa 1920, 7.5 x 6.5cm and smaller

Phyllis Cooper (1895-1988), a collection of miniature portraits, circa 1920, watercolour on ivory, comprising: 'Kathleen' (two), 'Marigold' and 'Piccaninny' [sic], two signed with artists monogram, three oval, one rectangular, all with hand-written paper labels verso including the artists Worthing address (two 'Not for Sale', one priced at '15 Guineas' and another at '£10.10.0', suggesting they may once have formed part of an exhibition), together with another unsigned oval miniature portrait of a young woman (probably by the same hand and also of 'Kathleen') in gilt and leather rectangular folding frame and an unsigned portrait of a small girl wearing a smocked dress (6), 7.5 x 6.5cm and smaller
Estimate £250-350


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Sold for £280