Charles Robinson, R.I.
Simple Simon: "All the water he had got was in his mother's pail."
Found at
Christies,
London
British and Continental Watercolours including Original Book, Lot 275
1. Dec - 1. Dec 2004
British and Continental Watercolours including Original Book, Lot 275
1. Dec - 1. Dec 2004
Estimate: 800 - 1.200 GBP
Price realised: 4.780 GBP
Price realised: 4.780 GBP
Description
Charles Robinson, R.I. (1870-1937)
Simple Simon: "All the water he had got was in his mother's pail."
signed 'Charles Robinson' (lower left) and inscribed with title (lower left)
black ink and watercolour, unframed
14½ x 10½ in. (36.8 x 26.8 cm.); two unframed illustrations for The Big Book of Nursery Rhymes; and one unframed illustration for The Big Book of Fables by the same hand (4)
Simple Simon: "All the water he had got was in his mother's pail."
signed 'Charles Robinson' (lower left) and inscribed with title (lower left)
black ink and watercolour, unframed
14½ x 10½ in. (36.8 x 26.8 cm.); two unframed illustrations for The Big Book of Nursery Rhymes; and one unframed illustration for The Big Book of Fables by the same hand (4)
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
The work Simple Simon: "All the water he had got was in his mother's pail." by Charles Robinson was worth GBP 4,780.00 (€ 6,765.02) to a buyer in December 2004. This price was achieved in the auction British and Continental Watercolours including Original Book at Christies in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 1,200.00 many times over. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Charles Robinson; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Illustrations for Aesop's Fables: The fox and the bunch of grapes; and The fox with the cropped tail (both illustrated) sold at auction in December 2004 with the realized price of GBP 5,019.00 (€ 7,103.27).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit Simple Simon: "All the water he had got was in his mother's pail." von Charles Robinson war einem Käufer im Dezember 2004 GBP 4.780,00 (€ 6.765,02) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion British and Continental Watercolours including Original Book bei Christies in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 1.200,00 um ein Vielfaches. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Charles Robinson; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Illustrations for Aesop's Fables: The fox and the bunch of grapes; and The fox with the cropped tail (both illustrated) im Dezember 2004 mit dem Hammerpreis von GBP 5.019,00 (€ 7.103,27).
Charles Robinson - Auction history
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