Charles Robinson, R.I.
An illustration for The Big Book of Fables: The messenger
Found at
Christies,
London
British and Continental Watercolours including Original Book, Lot 272
1. Dec - 1. Dec 2004
British and Continental Watercolours including Original Book, Lot 272
1. Dec - 1. Dec 2004
Estimate: 500 - 700 GBP
Price realised: 2.390 GBP
Price realised: 2.390 GBP
Description
Charles Robinson, R.I. (1870-1937)
An illustration for The Big Book of Fables: The messenger
signed with initials 'C.R.' (lower left)
black ink and watercolour, unframed
10½ x 7¼ in. (26.7 x 18.5 cm.); and three unframed illustrations for The Big Book of Nursery Rhymes by the same hand (4)
An illustration for The Big Book of Fables: The messenger
signed with initials 'C.R.' (lower left)
black ink and watercolour, unframed
10½ x 7¼ in. (26.7 x 18.5 cm.); and three unframed illustrations for The Big Book of Nursery Rhymes by the same hand (4)
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
When the work An illustration for The Big Book of Fables: The messenger by Charles Robinson was auctioned at Christies in London in December 2004, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 700.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at GBP 2,390.00 (€ 3,382.51). However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Charles Robinson - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Illustrations for Aesop's Fables: The fox and the bunch of grapes; and The fox with the cropped tail (both illustrated), which sold at auction in December 2004 for GBP 5,019.00 (€ 7,103.27).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit An illustration for The Big Book of Fables: The messenger von Charles Robinson im Dezember 2004 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 700,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 2.390,00 (€ 3.382,51) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Für andere Arbeiten von Charles Robinson mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Illustrations for Aesop's Fables: The fox and the bunch of grapes; and The fox with the cropped tail (both illustrated) beobachtet, die im Dezember 2004 für GBP 5.019,00 (€ 7.103,27) versteigert wurde.
Charles Robinson - Auction history
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