Lot 55: MINIATURE PORTRAIT PAINTING BY MARY ELLEN BEST

BEST, Mary Ellen, (British, 1809-1891) Portrait of a Young Woman, watercolor on paper, 7 1/4" x 5 7/8", signed lower right, dated July 1831, descended in the family of Sarg, framed 13" x 12".
Start Price: 500

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