Walford Graham Robertson
'Young buds sleep in the root's white core'; illustration to Keat's 'Shed no Tear'
Estimate: 700 - 1.000 GBP
Price realised: 3.360 GBP
Price realised: 3.360 GBP
Description
Walford Graham Robertson (1867-1948)
'Young buds sleep in the root's white core'; illustration to Keat's 'Shed no Tear'
signed with initials 'G.R.' (lower right) in a cartouche
pencil, pen and brown ink
5 x 6 5/8 in. (12.7 x 16.8 cm.)
'Young buds sleep in the root's white core'; illustration to Keat's 'Shed no Tear'
signed with initials 'G.R.' (lower right) in a cartouche
pencil, pen and brown ink
5 x 6 5/8 in. (12.7 x 16.8 cm.)
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
The work 'Young buds sleep in the root's white core'; illustration to Keat's 'Shed no Tear' by Walford Graham Robertson was worth GBP 3,360.00 (€ 4,981.08) to a buyer in February 2007. This price was achieved in the auction Christopher Wood A Very Victorian Eye at Christies in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 1,000.00 many times over. Admittedly, works by Walford Graham Robertson have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Britishportrait Of Sarah Bernhardt As Roxanna In "Adrienne Lecouvreur" in November 2011 with an auction result of USD 31,250.00 (€ 23,229.02).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit 'Young buds sleep in the root's white core'; illustration to Keat's 'Shed no Tear' von Walford Graham Robertson war einem Käufer im Februar 2007 GBP 3.360,00 (€ 4.981,08) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Christopher Wood A Very Victorian Eye bei Christies in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 1.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Walford Graham Robertson auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Britishportrait Of Sarah Bernhardt As Roxanna In "Adrienne Lecouvreur" im November 2011 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 31.250,00 (€ 23.229,02).
Walford Graham Robertson - Auction history
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