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- The Ass That Spoke Too Soon (‘Householder “Thank You So Much, Sir, For Relieving Me Of This Weight.” Chancellor “Not At All; Not At All.” [Replaces It With An Equivalent Burden.]’)
Bernard Partridge
The Ass That Spoke Too Soon (‘Householder “Thank You So Much, Sir, For Relieving Me Of This Weight.” Chancellor “Not At All; Not At All.” [Replaces It With An Equivalent Burden.]’)
Found at
Sothebys,
London
The Political Cartoon Collection of Jeffrey Archer, Lot 61
14. Mar - 14. Mar 2018
The Political Cartoon Collection of Jeffrey Archer, Lot 61
14. Mar - 14. Mar 2018
Estimate: 500 - 700 GBP
Price realised: 625 GBP
Price realised: 625 GBP
Description
Bernard Partridge
THE ASS THAT SPOKE TOO SOON (‘HOUSEHOLDER “THANK YOU SO MUCH, SIR, FOR RELIEVING ME OF THIS WEIGHT.” CHANCELLOR “NOT AT ALL; NOT AT ALL.” [REPLACES IT WITH AN EQUIVALENT BURDEN.]’)
343 by 254mm., pen and ink, signed with initials, inscribed ‘Punch’ and dated ‘9 May 1923’, mounted, framed and glazed
EXHIBITED: | ‘The Illustrators. The British Art of Illustration 1800-2014’, Chris Beetles Gallery, | November 2014-January 2015, no 81
THE ASS THAT SPOKE TOO SOON (‘HOUSEHOLDER “THANK YOU SO MUCH, SIR, FOR RELIEVING ME OF THIS WEIGHT.” CHANCELLOR “NOT AT ALL; NOT AT ALL.” [REPLACES IT WITH AN EQUIVALENT BURDEN.]’)
343 by 254mm., pen and ink, signed with initials, inscribed ‘Punch’ and dated ‘9 May 1923’, mounted, framed and glazed
EXHIBITED: | ‘The Illustrators. The British Art of Illustration 1800-2014’, Chris Beetles Gallery, | November 2014-January 2015, no 81
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work The Ass That Spoke Too Soon (‘Householder “Thank You So Much, Sir, For Relieving Me Of This Weight.” Chancellor “Not At All; Not At All.” Replaces It With An Equivalent Burden.’) by Bernard Partridge was sold in the The Political Cartoon Collection of Jeffrey Archer auction at Sothebys in London in March 2018. The price achieved of GBP 625.00 (€ 711.60) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 500.00 – 700.00. Other works by Bernard Partridge have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in March 2018 the work ‘Conversation Piece’ [With ‘The Good Fairy’|AID305440] was auctioned for GBP 875.00 (€ 996.24).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit The Ass That Spoke Too Soon (‘Householder “Thank You So Much, Sir, For Relieving Me Of This Weight.” Chancellor “Not At All; Not At All.” Replaces It With An Equivalent Burden.’) von Bernard Partridge wurde im März 2018 in der Auktion The Political Cartoon Collection of Jeffrey Archer bei Sothebys in London versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 625,00 (€ 711,60) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 500,00 – 700,00 angegeben worden. Andere Arbeiten von Bernard Partridge konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im März 2018 die Arbeit ‘Conversation Piece’ [With ‘The Good Fairy’|AID305440] für GBP 875,00 (€ 996,24) versteigert.