Bernard Partridge
‘The Maid-Of-All-Work’ (‘Mrs Britannia “Why All This Fuss About The Servant Problem? There’S My Baldwin – Can Turn Her Hand To Anything; Keeps The House In Order; Checks The Accounts; Doesn’T Want Any Evenings Off; Very Tactful With My Visitors – Especial
Found at
Sothebys,
London
The Political Cartoon Collection of Jeffrey Archer, Lot 62
14. Mar - 14. Mar 2018
The Political Cartoon Collection of Jeffrey Archer, Lot 62
14. Mar - 14. Mar 2018
Estimate: 500 - 700 GBP
Price realised: 625 GBP
Price realised: 625 GBP
Description
Bernard Partridge
‘THE MAID-OF-ALL-WORK’ (‘MRS BRITANNIA “WHY ALL THIS FUSS ABOUT THE SERVANT PROBLEM? THERE’S MY BALDWIN – CAN TURN HER HAND TO ANYTHING; KEEPS THE HOUSE IN ORDER; CHECKS THE ACCOUNTS; DOESN’T WANT ANY EVENINGS OFF; VERY TACTFUL WITH MY VISITORS – ESPECIALLY FOREIGNERS; IN FACT A PERFECT TREASURE.”’)
318 by 260mm., pen and ink on board, signed, inscribed with title below mount, mounted, framed and glazed
EXHIBITED: | ‘The Illustrators. The British Art of Illustration 1800-2014’, Chris Beetles Gallery, | November 2014-January 2015, no 83
‘THE MAID-OF-ALL-WORK’ (‘MRS BRITANNIA “WHY ALL THIS FUSS ABOUT THE SERVANT PROBLEM? THERE’S MY BALDWIN – CAN TURN HER HAND TO ANYTHING; KEEPS THE HOUSE IN ORDER; CHECKS THE ACCOUNTS; DOESN’T WANT ANY EVENINGS OFF; VERY TACTFUL WITH MY VISITORS – ESPECIALLY FOREIGNERS; IN FACT A PERFECT TREASURE.”’)
318 by 260mm., pen and ink on board, signed, inscribed with title below mount, mounted, framed and glazed
EXHIBITED: | ‘The Illustrators. The British Art of Illustration 1800-2014’, Chris Beetles Gallery, | November 2014-January 2015, no 83
Auction result well in line with expectations
In March 2018 Sothebys in London held the auction The Political Cartoon Collection of Jeffrey Archer, which included the work ‘The Maid-Of-All-Work’ (‘Mrs Britannia “Why All This Fuss About The Servant Problem? There’S My Baldwin – Can Turn Her Hand To Anything; Keeps The House In Order; Checks The Accounts; Doesn’T Want Any Evenings Off; Very Tactful With My Visitors – Especial by Bernard Partridge. 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
Im März 2018 führte Sothebys in London die Auktion The Political Cartoon Collection of Jeffrey Archer durch, in der auch die Arbeit ‘The Maid-Of-All-Work’ (‘Mrs Britannia “Why All This Fuss About The Servant Problem? There’S My Baldwin – Can Turn Her Hand To Anything; Keeps The House In Order; Checks The Accounts; Doesn’T Want Any Evenings Off; Very Tactful With My Visitors – Especial von Bernard Partridge zur Versteigerung kam. 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.
Bernard Partridge - Auction history
![Bernard Partridge - ‘Conversation Piece’ [With] ‘The Good Fairy’](/images/bernard-partridge_conversation-piece-with-the-good-fairy_AID305440_320x320.jpg)
![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.]’)](/images/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_AID305419_320x320.jpg)
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![George Cruickshank - ‘John Bull Giving Advice To His Favourite Candidate!!’ (‘So I Find Messmate – You Are Determined To Plough The Ocean Of Politics – Now Take A Small Allowance [Sic] Of Advice From An Old Seaman – Beware Of The Rocks Of Corruption, – Have An Eye On What Pil](/images/george-cruickshank_john-bull-giving-advice-to-his-favourite-candidate-so-i-find-messmate-you-are-determined-to-plough-the-ocean-of-politics-now-take-a-small-allowance-sic-of-advice-from-an-old-seaman-beware-of-the-rocks-of-corruption-have-an-eye-on-what-p_AID305273_320x320.jpg)
