Leslie Gilbert Illingworth

The Losing Spirit: 'If I Can't Be Captain, I Am Not Going to Play' (Dedicated to all those who withhold their labour for political ends)

Found at Bonhams, London (Online Auction)
FootballThe Beautiful Game, Lot 51
4. Dec - 13. Dec 2023
Estimate: 150 - 200 GBP
Price realised: 307 GBP
Leslie Gilbert Illingworth (British, 1902-1979)
The Losing Spirit: 'If I Can't Be Captain, I Am Not Going to Play' (Dedicated to all those who withhold their labour for political ends)
signed 'ILLINGWORTH' (lower right)
pen and ink
34 x 25.5 cm. (13 1/2 x 10 in.)
With Chris Beetles, London

Upper estimate price exceeded by 54 %.

The work The Losing Spirit: 'If I Can't Be Captain, I Am Not Going to Play' (Dedicated to all those who withhold their labour for political ends) by Leslie Gilbert Illingworth was auctioned at Bonhams in London in December this year. It achieved a price of GBP 307.20 (€ 353.88), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 54%. Admittedly, works by Leslie Gilbert Illingworth have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work 'All-In' ('Remember Boys, No Scratching, Biting, Gouging Or Wilful Misrepresentation’) in March 2018 with an auction result of GBP 2,125.00 (€ 2,419.43).

Oberer Schätzpreis um 54 % übertroffen

Die Arbeit The Losing Spirit: 'If I Can't Be Captain, I Am Not Going to Play' (Dedicated to all those who withhold their labour for political ends) von Leslie Gilbert Illingworth kam im Dezember diesen Jahres bei Bonhams in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 307,20 (€ 353,88) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 54%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Leslie Gilbert Illingworth auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit 'All-In' ('Remember Boys, No Scratching, Biting, Gouging Or Wilful Misrepresentation’) im März 2018 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 2.125,00 (€ 2.419,43).

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