Helen Layfield Bradley
The Bands at County End
Estimate: 20.000 - 30.000 GBP
Price realised: 43.200 GBP
Price realised: 43.200 GBP
Description
Helen Layfield Bradley (1900-1979)
The Bands at County End
signed 'HELEN BRADLEY' (lower right), and with a fly (lower right) and signed again, inscribed and dated '''The Bands at County End'', George and I/called to Mother, who with the Aunts/and Miss Carter (who wore Pink) were/nearly home when we heard the Band/begin its New Years Eve round with/'Here we come a Wassailing.'' Everyone/turned back and when we got to/James Alfred Buerleys shop he was standing/at the door and Aunt Frances stopped/to talk to him. He was her young man,/we heard mother say, but he couldnt/marry her because his Mother wouldn't let/him. We saw Father playing his violin with the Band and hoped he wouldnt get/cold for the snow lay deep and crisp and/even. Tomorrow the Bells would ring & it would/be another year. Now it is the 31st of December 1906./Helen Layfield Bradley 1973.' (on a label attached to the backboard)
oil on canvas-board
20¼ x 24 in. (51.4 x 61 cm.)
The Bands at County End
signed 'HELEN BRADLEY' (lower right), and with a fly (lower right) and signed again, inscribed and dated '''The Bands at County End'', George and I/called to Mother, who with the Aunts/and Miss Carter (who wore Pink) were/nearly home when we heard the Band/begin its New Years Eve round with/'Here we come a Wassailing.'' Everyone/turned back and when we got to/James Alfred Buerleys shop he was standing/at the door and Aunt Frances stopped/to talk to him. He was her young man,/we heard mother say, but he couldnt/marry her because his Mother wouldn't let/him. We saw Father playing his violin with the Band and hoped he wouldnt get/cold for the snow lay deep and crisp and/even. Tomorrow the Bells would ring & it would/be another year. Now it is the 31st of December 1906./Helen Layfield Bradley 1973.' (on a label attached to the backboard)
oil on canvas-board
20¼ x 24 in. (51.4 x 61 cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 44 %.
The work The Bands at County End by Helen Layfield Bradley was sold in the 20th Century British Art auction at Christies in London in June 2007. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 43,200.00 (€ 64,106.63), 44% above the upper estimate. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Helen Layfield Bradley - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Our First Morning in Blackpool, which sold at auction in November 2007 for GBP 94,100.00 (€ 131,764.35).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 44 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit The Bands at County End von Helen Layfield Bradley wurde im Juni 2007 in der Auktion 20th Century British Art bei Christies in London versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 43.200,00 (€ 64.106,63) und damit 44% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Für andere Arbeiten von Helen Layfield Bradley mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Our First Morning in Blackpool beobachtet, die im November 2007 für GBP 94.100,00 (€ 131.764,35) versteigert wurde.
Helen Layfield Bradley - Auction history
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