Attwell, Mabel Lucie - Oh, how lovely! Aunt Clotilda, I have never been so petted before

Attwell, Mabel Lucie

Oh, how lovely! Aunt Clotilda, I have never been so petted before

Found at Sothebys, New York
Original Illustration Art from the Collections of Kendra and Allan Daniel, Lot 85
11. Apr - 11. Apr 2011
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Attwell, Mabel Lucie.
"Oh, how lovely! Aunt Clotilda, I have never been so petted before"
8 3/8 by 5 5/8 in., ink and watercolor drawing, signed "Mabel Lucie Attwell" lower left, matted, glazed and framed (18 1/16 by 15 5/16 in.)
Exhibited: Bearne's, Torquay "Other Worlds", 1989

Upper estimate price exceeded by 41 %.

The work Oh, how lovely! Aunt Clotilda, I have never been so petted before by Mabel Lucie Attwell was sold in the Original Illustration Art from the Collections of Kendra and Allan Daniel auction at Sothebys in New York in April 2011. The »bidding war« ended at USD 2,813.00 (€ 1,897.98), 41% above the upper estimate. Admittedly, works by Mabel Lucie Attwell have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work We're going on a ride on dear old quack - all the way there and all the way back. in June 2002 with an auction result of GBP 5,287.50 (€ 8,178.57).

Oberer Schätzpreis um 41 % übertroffen

Die Arbeit Oh, how lovely! Aunt Clotilda, I have never been so petted before von Mabel Lucie Attwell wurde im April 2011 in der Auktion Original Illustration Art from the Collections of Kendra and Allan Daniel bei Sothebys in New York versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 2.813,00 (€ 1.897,98) und damit 41% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Mabel Lucie Attwell auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit We're going on a ride on dear old quack - all the way there and all the way back. im Juni 2002 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 5.287,50 (€ 8.178,57).

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