Mildred E. Eldridge
Gray Wagtails; The Common Wren; Pied Wagtails; Goldfinches; and Robins
Found at
Christies,
London
The Arthur Ackermann and Peter Johnson Collection: A Connoisseur's Choice, Lot 115
8. May - 8. May 2008
The Arthur Ackermann and Peter Johnson Collection: A Connoisseur's Choice, Lot 115
8. May - 8. May 2008
Estimate: 2.000 - 3.000 GBP
Price realised: 4.750 GBP
Price realised: 4.750 GBP
Description
Mildred E. Eldridge (1909-1991)
Gray Wagtails; The Common Wren; Pied Wagtails; Goldfinches; and Robins
the first signed and dated 'M E Eldridge 1976' (lower right) and inscribed as title (lower left); the second signed and dated 'M E Eldridge 1971' (lower right) and inscribed as title (lower left); the third signed and dated M E Eldridge 1975 (lower right) and inscribed as title (lower left); the fourth signed and dated 'M E Eldridge 1975' (lower right) and inscribed as title (lower left); and the fifth signed and dated 'M E Eldridge 1975' (lower left) and inscribed as title (lower right)
pencil and watercolour
7½ x 10¾ in. (19 x 27.4 cm.) and smaller
Gray Wagtails; The Common Wren; Pied Wagtails; Goldfinches; and Robins
the first signed and dated 'M E Eldridge 1976' (lower right) and inscribed as title (lower left); the second signed and dated 'M E Eldridge 1971' (lower right) and inscribed as title (lower left); the third signed and dated M E Eldridge 1975 (lower right) and inscribed as title (lower left); the fourth signed and dated 'M E Eldridge 1975' (lower right) and inscribed as title (lower left); and the fifth signed and dated 'M E Eldridge 1975' (lower left) and inscribed as title (lower right)
pencil and watercolour
7½ x 10¾ in. (19 x 27.4 cm.) and smaller
Upper estimate price exceeded by 58 %.
The work Gray Wagtails; The Common Wren; Pied Wagtails; Goldfinches; and Robins by Mildred E. Eldridge was sold in the The Arthur Ackermann and Peter Johnson Collection: A Connoisseur's Choice auction at Christies in London in May 2008. It achieved a price of GBP 4,750.00 (€ 6,042.21), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 58%. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Mildred E. Eldridge; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Hare, Drawn At Aberdaron, Gwynedd sold at auction in December 2017 with the realized price of GBP 7,500.00 (€ 8,440.15).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 58 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Gray Wagtails; The Common Wren; Pied Wagtails; Goldfinches; and Robins von Mildred E. Eldridge wurde im Mai 2008 in der Auktion The Arthur Ackermann and Peter Johnson Collection: A Connoisseur's Choice bei Christies in London versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 4.750,00 (€ 6.042,21) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 58%. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Mildred E. Eldridge; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Hare, Drawn At Aberdaron, Gwynedd im Dezember 2017 mit dem Hammerpreis von GBP 7.500,00 (€ 8.440,15).
Mildred E. Eldridge - Auction history
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