Dame Elizabeth Blackadder OBE, RA
Two Vases of Tulips
Found at
Bonhams,
London
Blazing a TrailModern British Women, Lot 23
29. Sep - 29. Sep 2021
Blazing a TrailModern British Women, Lot 23
29. Sep - 29. Sep 2021
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Dame Elizabeth Blackadder OBE, RA (British, 1931-2021)
Two Vases of Tulips
signed and dated 'Elizabeth Blackadder 1977' (lower right)
pencil and watercolour
25.5 x 35.6 cm. (10 x 14 in.)
With The Mercury Gallery, London, 20 June 1977, where purchased by | E.T. Foster | Thence by family descent | Sale; Bonhams, Edinburgh, 15 May 2019, lot 59, where acquired by the present owner
Two Vases of Tulips
signed and dated 'Elizabeth Blackadder 1977' (lower right)
pencil and watercolour
25.5 x 35.6 cm. (10 x 14 in.)
With The Mercury Gallery, London, 20 June 1977, where purchased by | E.T. Foster | Thence by family descent | Sale; Bonhams, Edinburgh, 15 May 2019, lot 59, where acquired by the present owner
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
The work Two Vases of Tulips by Elizabeth Violet Blackadder was sold in the Blazing a TrailModern British Women auction at Bonhams in London in September 2021. It achieved a price of GBP 7,012.50 (€ 8,159.14), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 17%. Admittedly, works by Elizabeth Violet Blackadder have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Cats And Orchids in May 2012 with an auction result of GBP 37,250.00 (€ 46,411.86).
Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen
Die Arbeit Two Vases of Tulips von Elizabeth Violet Blackadder wurde im September 2021 in der Auktion Blazing a TrailModern British Women bei Bonhams in London versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 7.012,50 (€ 8.159,14) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 17%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Elizabeth Violet Blackadder auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Cats And Orchids im Mai 2012 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 37.250,00 (€ 46.411,86).
Elizabeth Violet Blackadder - Auction history
