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Reginald Mills
Firefighters at work in the wake of the Blitz
Estimate: 500 - 800 GBP
Price realised: 1.000 GBP
Price realised: 1.000 GBP
Description
Reginald Mills (c.1942)
Firefighters at work in the wake of the Blitz
signed and dated 'Reginald Mills/1942' (lower right)
pencil and watercolour heightened with white
14 x 9½ in. (35.6 x 24.2 cm.)
Firefighters at work in the wake of the Blitz
signed and dated 'Reginald Mills/1942' (lower right)
pencil and watercolour heightened with white
14 x 9½ in. (35.6 x 24.2 cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 25 %.
The work Firefighters at work in the wake of the Blitz by Reginald Mills was auctioned at Christies in London in July 2008. It achieved a price of GBP 1,000.00 (€ 1,270.51), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 25%. Admittedly, works by Reginald Mills have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Fighting a Night-time Blaze (unframed) in April last year with an auction result of GBP 6,120.00 (€ 7,297.88).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 25 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Firefighters at work in the wake of the Blitz von Reginald Mills kam im Juli 2008 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 1.000,00 (€ 1.270,51) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 25%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Reginald Mills auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Fighting a Night-time Blaze (unframed) im April letzten Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 6.120,00 (€ 7.297,88).