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Michael Cummings
‘How About This Play By Another German, Sir Lawrence? A Revolutionary New Concept Which Should Go Down Well With The British!’
Found at
Sothebys,
London
The Political Cartoon Collection of Jeffrey Archer, Lot 148
14. Mar - 14. Mar 2018
The Political Cartoon Collection of Jeffrey Archer, Lot 148
14. Mar - 14. Mar 2018
Estimate: 1.000 - 1.500 GBP
Price realised: 1.375 GBP
Price realised: 1.375 GBP
Description
Michael Cummings
‘HOW ABOUT THIS PLAY BY ANOTHER GERMAN, SIR LAWRENCE? A REVOLUTIONARY NEW CONCEPT WHICH SHOULD GO DOWN WELL WITH THE BRITISH!’
260 by 395mm., pen ink and watercolour, signed and inscribed with title, mounted, framed and glazed, a few creases
EXHIBITED: | ‘Images of Power: From the Jeffrey Archer Cartoon Collection', Monnow Valley Arts, 3 September - 30 October 2011; ‘National Theatre Lampoon’, National Theatre, September 2013-January 2014
‘HOW ABOUT THIS PLAY BY ANOTHER GERMAN, SIR LAWRENCE? A REVOLUTIONARY NEW CONCEPT WHICH SHOULD GO DOWN WELL WITH THE BRITISH!’
260 by 395mm., pen ink and watercolour, signed and inscribed with title, mounted, framed and glazed, a few creases
EXHIBITED: | ‘Images of Power: From the Jeffrey Archer Cartoon Collection', Monnow Valley Arts, 3 September - 30 October 2011; ‘National Theatre Lampoon’, National Theatre, September 2013-January 2014
Auction result well in line with expectations
In March 2018 Sothebys in London held the auction The Political Cartoon Collection of Jeffrey Archer, which included the work ‘How About This Play By Another German, Sir Lawrence? A Revolutionary New Concept Which Should Go Down Well With The British!’ by Michael Cummings. It changed hands for a price of GBP 1,375.00 (€ 1,565.51) achieving a result in the upper range of the estimate price range of GBP 1,000.00 – 1,500.00. Other works by Michael Cummings have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in March 2018 the work From Clement Attlee To John Major, Ten Prime Ministers was auctioned for GBP 2,500.00 (€ 2,846.39).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im März 2018 führte Sothebys in London die Auktion The Political Cartoon Collection of Jeffrey Archer durch, in der auch die Arbeit ‘How About This Play By Another German, Sir Lawrence? A Revolutionary New Concept Which Should Go Down Well With The British!’ von Michael Cummings zur Versteigerung kam. Dabei wechselte sie für einen Preis von GBP 1.375,00 (€ 1.565,51) den Besitzer und erzielte damit ein Ergebnis im oberen Bereich der Schätzpreisspanne von GBP 1.000,00 – 1.500,00. Andere Arbeiten von Michael Cummings konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im März 2018 die Arbeit From Clement Attlee To John Major, Ten Prime Ministers für GBP 2.500,00 (€ 2.846,39) versteigert.