Tentatively guided at £200-400, this watercolour of an unknown sitter below attributed to the painter and sculptor Glyn Philpot (1884-1937) attracted multiple bids in Cardiff.
The unsigned 10 x 9in (26 x 22cm) work showing the head and shoulders of an unidentified woman in a fur collar was offered on June 14 at Welsh auction house Rogers Jones (18% buyer’s premium) and was knocked down at £5000 to a private buyer based in London.
According to the saleroom, it had been purchased around 30 years ago from a private country house sale in south Wales by the vendor’s late husband. A label inscribed C/G Philpot was on the gilt mount.