John Tenniel
‘Question Time’ (‘Mr Gl-Dst-Ne (As Mr Micawber, “For This Occasion Only”) “I Am Delighted To Add That I Have Now An Immediate Prospect Of Something Turning Up. I Am Not At Liberty To Say In What Direction!’ – David Copperfield’)
Found at
Sothebys,
London
The Political Cartoon Collection of Jeffrey Archer, Lot 12
14. Mar - 14. Mar 2018
The Political Cartoon Collection of Jeffrey Archer, Lot 12
14. Mar - 14. Mar 2018
Estimate: 700 - 900 GBP
Price realised: 1.188 GBP
Price realised: 1.188 GBP
Description
John Tenniel
‘QUESTION TIME’ (‘MR GL-DST-NE (AS MR MICAWBER, “FOR THIS OCCASION ONLY”) “I AM DELIGHTED TO ADD THAT I HAVE NOW AN IMMEDIATE PROSPECT OF SOMETHING TURNING UP. I AM NOT AT LIBERTY TO SAY IN WHAT DIRECTION!’ – DAVID COPPERFIELD’)
210 by 159mm., pencil, signed with monogram and dated 1884, inscribed with title and publication details on original mount, mounted, framed and glazed
Mary Green (nee Tenniel), the artist's sister and thence by descent | EXHIBITED: | ‘The Illustrators. The British Art of Illustration 1837-2011’, Chris Beetles Gallery, November 2011-January 2012, no 27
‘QUESTION TIME’ (‘MR GL-DST-NE (AS MR MICAWBER, “FOR THIS OCCASION ONLY”) “I AM DELIGHTED TO ADD THAT I HAVE NOW AN IMMEDIATE PROSPECT OF SOMETHING TURNING UP. I AM NOT AT LIBERTY TO SAY IN WHAT DIRECTION!’ – DAVID COPPERFIELD’)
210 by 159mm., pencil, signed with monogram and dated 1884, inscribed with title and publication details on original mount, mounted, framed and glazed
Mary Green (nee Tenniel), the artist's sister and thence by descent | EXHIBITED: | ‘The Illustrators. The British Art of Illustration 1837-2011’, Chris Beetles Gallery, November 2011-January 2012, no 27
Upper estimate price exceeded by 32 %.
In March 2018 Sothebys in London held the auction The Political Cartoon Collection of Jeffrey Archer, which included the work ‘Question Time’ (‘Mr Gl-Dst-Ne (As Mr Micawber, “For This Occasion Only”) “I Am Delighted To Add That I Have Now An Immediate Prospect Of Something Turning Up. I Am Not At Liberty To Say In What Direction!’ – David Copperfield’) by John Tenniel. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 1,188.00 (€ 1,352.60), 32% above the upper estimate. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by John Tenniel achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work ‘Nuts To Crack’ in March 2018 with an auction result of GBP 27,500.00 (€ 31,310.27).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 32 % übertroffen
Im März 2018 führte Sothebys in London die Auktion The Political Cartoon Collection of Jeffrey Archer durch, in der auch die Arbeit ‘Question Time’ (‘Mr Gl-Dst-Ne (As Mr Micawber, “For This Occasion Only”) “I Am Delighted To Add That I Have Now An Immediate Prospect Of Something Turning Up. I Am Not At Liberty To Say In What Direction!’ – David Copperfield’) von John Tenniel zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 1.188,00 (€ 1.352,60) und damit 32% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von John Tenniel erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit ‘Nuts To Crack’ im März 2018 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 27.500,00 (€ 31.310,27).
John Tenniel - Auction history
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