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- Illustrations to Richard Harris Barham's Jackdaw of Rheims: All a-whisper; Bearing gifts; In a hurry; and An uncomfortable shoe (two illustrated)
Charles James Folkard
Illustrations to Richard Harris Barham's Jackdaw of Rheims: All a-whisper; Bearing gifts; In a hurry; and An uncomfortable shoe (two illustrated)
Found at
Christies,
London
British and Continental Watercolours and Oriental, Lot 222
14. Dec - 14. Dec 2005
British and Continental Watercolours and Oriental, Lot 222
14. Dec - 14. Dec 2005
Estimate: 800 - 1.200 GBP
Price realised: 2.640 GBP
Price realised: 2.640 GBP
Description
Charles James Folkard (1878-1963)
Illustrations to Richard Harris Barham's Jackdaw of Rheims: All a-whisper; Bearing gifts; In a hurry; and An uncomfortable shoe (two illustrated)
all signed 'Charles/Folkard' (lower right) and (lower left)
pencil and watercolour
22 x 16½ in. (55.8 x 42 cm.); and smaller (4)
Illustrations to Richard Harris Barham's Jackdaw of Rheims: All a-whisper; Bearing gifts; In a hurry; and An uncomfortable shoe (two illustrated)
all signed 'Charles/Folkard' (lower right) and (lower left)
pencil and watercolour
22 x 16½ in. (55.8 x 42 cm.); and smaller (4)
A top price for Charles James Folkard
This artwork by Charles James Folkard achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in December 2005. In the British and Continental Watercolours and Oriental auction, the work Illustrations to Richard Harris Barham's Jackdaw of Rheims: All a-whisper; Bearing gifts; In a hurry; and An uncomfortable shoe (two illustrated) sold for GBP 2,640.00 (€ 3,831.81) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 1,200.00. This high result makes Illustrations to Richard Harris Barham's Jackdaw of Rheims: All a-whisper; Bearing gifts; In a hurry; and An uncomfortable shoe (two illustrated) the most expensive artwork by Charles James Folkard that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Charles James Folkard
Dieses Kunstwerk von Charles James Folkard erzielte im Dezember 2005 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion British and Continental Watercolours and Oriental wurde die Arbeit Illustrations to Richard Harris Barham's Jackdaw of Rheims: All a-whisper; Bearing gifts; In a hurry; and An uncomfortable shoe (two illustrated) für GBP 2.640,00 (€ 3.831,81) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 1.200,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Illustrations to Richard Harris Barham's Jackdaw of Rheims: All a-whisper; Bearing gifts; In a hurry; and An uncomfortable shoe (two illustrated) zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Charles James Folkard, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.