James Gillray
‘Consequences Of A Successful French Invasion... Or... We Fly On The Wings Of The Wind To Save The Irish Catholics From Persecution’
Found at
Sothebys,
London
The Political Cartoon Collection of Jeffrey Archer, Lot 3
14. Mar - 14. Mar 2018
The Political Cartoon Collection of Jeffrey Archer, Lot 3
14. Mar - 14. Mar 2018
Estimate: 20.000 - 30.000 GBP
Price realised: 47.500 GBP
Price realised: 47.500 GBP
Description
James Gillray
‘CONSEQUENCES OF A SUCCESSFUL FRENCH INVASION... OR... WE FLY ON THE WINGS OF THE WIND TO SAVE THE IRISH CATHOLICS FROM PERSECUTION’
311 by 400mm., pen ink and watercolour, signed, mounted, framed and glazed, some minor creases
The Draper Hill Collection | EXHIBITED: | ‘Images of Power: From the Jeffrey Archer Cartoon Collection', Monnow Valley Arts, 3 September - 30 October 2011; 'The Long Nineteenth Century: Treasures And Pleasures', Chris Beetles Gallery, March-April 2014, No 20; ‘Great British Drawings’, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 26 March-31 August 2015
‘CONSEQUENCES OF A SUCCESSFUL FRENCH INVASION... OR... WE FLY ON THE WINGS OF THE WIND TO SAVE THE IRISH CATHOLICS FROM PERSECUTION’
311 by 400mm., pen ink and watercolour, signed, mounted, framed and glazed, some minor creases
The Draper Hill Collection | EXHIBITED: | ‘Images of Power: From the Jeffrey Archer Cartoon Collection', Monnow Valley Arts, 3 September - 30 October 2011; 'The Long Nineteenth Century: Treasures And Pleasures', Chris Beetles Gallery, March-April 2014, No 20; ‘Great British Drawings’, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 26 March-31 August 2015
A top price for James Gillray
In March 2018 Sothebys in London held the auction The Political Cartoon Collection of Jeffrey Archer, which included the work ‘Consequences Of A Successful French Invasion... Or... We Fly On The Wings Of The Wind To Save The Irish Catholics From Persecution’ by James Gillray. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 47,500.00 (€ 54,081.37), 58% above the upper estimate. This high result makes ‘Consequences Of A Successful French Invasion... Or... We Fly On The Wings Of The Wind To Save The Irish Catholics From Persecution’ the most expensive artwork by James Gillray that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für James Gillray
Im März 2018 führte Sothebys in London die Auktion The Political Cartoon Collection of Jeffrey Archer durch, in der auch die Arbeit ‘Consequences Of A Successful French Invasion... Or... We Fly On The Wings Of The Wind To Save The Irish Catholics From Persecution’ von James Gillray zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 47.500,00 (€ 54.081,37) und damit 58% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht ‘Consequences Of A Successful French Invasion... Or... We Fly On The Wings Of The Wind To Save The Irish Catholics From Persecution’ zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von James Gillray, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
James Gillray - Auction history
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