Donald Fraser Gould Mcgill
"They told me to put a piece of wedding cake under my pillow to get a husband - but all I got was mice!!!" (illustrated); and "I wonder how I look when I'm asleep"
Found at
Christies,
London
British and Continental Watercolours including Original Book, Lot 348
1. Dec - 1. Dec 2004
British and Continental Watercolours including Original Book, Lot 348
1. Dec - 1. Dec 2004
Estimate: 300 - 500 GBP
Price realised: 239 GBP
Price realised: 239 GBP
Description
Donald Fraser Gould McGill (1875-1962)
"They told me to put a piece of wedding cake under my pillow to get a husband - but all I got was mice!!!" (illustrated); and "I wonder how I look when I'm asleep"
both signed '- Donald. McGill. -' (lower right) and inscribed with titles (on the mounts)
watercolour and bodycolour
8 x 6 in. (20.4 x 15.3 cm.); and 6¼ x 9½ in. (15.8 x 24.2 cm.) (2)
"They told me to put a piece of wedding cake under my pillow to get a husband - but all I got was mice!!!" (illustrated); and "I wonder how I look when I'm asleep"
both signed '- Donald. McGill. -' (lower right) and inscribed with titles (on the mounts)
watercolour and bodycolour
8 x 6 in. (20.4 x 15.3 cm.); and 6¼ x 9½ in. (15.8 x 24.2 cm.) (2)
Auction result misses estimated price range
This work of art by Donald Fraser Gould McGill could be acquired at Christies in London in December 2004 for an unexpectedly low price. In the British and Continental Watercolours including Original Book auction, the work "They told me to put a piece of wedding cake under my pillow to get a husband - but all I got was mice!!!" (illustrated); and "I wonder how I look when I'm asleep" changed hands for GBP 239.00 (€ 338.25) - missing the lower end of the estimate range of GBP 300.00 – 50 Admittedly, works by Donald Fraser Gould McGill have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Look at' er! Look at' er! in June 2002 with an auction result of GBP 1,410.00 (€ 2,180.95).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Dieses Kunstwerk von Donald Fraser Gould McGill konnte im Dezember 2004 bei Christies in London für einen unerwartet niedrigen Preis ersteigert werden. In der Auktion British and Continental Watercolours including Original Book wechselte die Arbeit "They told me to put a piece of wedding cake under my pillow to get a husband - but all I got was mice!!!" (illustrated); and "I wonder how I look when I'm asleep" für GBP 239,00 (€ 338,25) den Besitzer – und verfehlte damit das untere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne von GBP 300,00 – 500,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Donald Fraser Gould McGill auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Look at' er! Look at' er! im Juni 2002 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 1.410,00 (€ 2.180,95).
Donald Fraser Gould McGill - Auction history
Other artists in this auction
