John Tenniel
‘Nuts To Crack’
Found at
Sothebys,
London
The Political Cartoon Collection of Jeffrey Archer, Lot 11
14. Mar - 14. Mar 2018
The Political Cartoon Collection of Jeffrey Archer, Lot 11
14. Mar - 14. Mar 2018
Estimate: 4.000 - 6.000 GBP
Price realised: 27.500 GBP
Price realised: 27.500 GBP
Description
John Tenniel
‘NUTS TO CRACK’
210 by 349mm., pencil and coloured crayon, signed and signed with monogram, and dated 1882, mounted, framed and glazed
EXHIBITED: | ‘The Illustrators. The British Art of Illustration 1837-2012’, Chris Beetles Gallery, | November 2012-January 2013, no 120
‘NUTS TO CRACK’
210 by 349mm., pencil and coloured crayon, signed and signed with monogram, and dated 1882, mounted, framed and glazed
EXHIBITED: | ‘The Illustrators. The British Art of Illustration 1837-2012’, Chris Beetles Gallery, | November 2012-January 2013, no 120
A top price for John Tenniel
When the work ‘Nuts To Crack’ by John Tenniel was auctioned at Sothebys in London in March 2018, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 6,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than four times as high at GBP 27,500.00 (€ 31,310.27). This high result makes ‘Nuts To Crack’ the most expensive artwork by John Tenniel that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für John Tenniel
Als die Arbeit ‘Nuts To Crack’ von John Tenniel im März 2018 bei Sothebys in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 6.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 27.500,00 (€ 31.310,27) mehr als viermal so hoch. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht ‘Nuts To Crack’ zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von John Tenniel, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
John Tenniel - Auction history
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