William Heath Robinson
A Midsummer's Night Dream: Puck on Top of a Column
Estimate: 1.500 - 2.000 GBP
Price realised: 1.785 GBP
Price realised: 1.785 GBP
Description
A Midsummer's Night Dream: Puck on Top of a Column
signed 'W/HEATH/ROBINSON' (lower right), titled 'PUCK' (lower left)
ink and pen and ink on paper
34.5 x 26.5cm (13 9/16 x 10 7/16in).
Audrey Seabrook, by whom gifted to the present owner | Private Collection, U.K.
signed 'W/HEATH/ROBINSON' (lower right), titled 'PUCK' (lower left)
ink and pen and ink on paper
34.5 x 26.5cm (13 9/16 x 10 7/16in).
Audrey Seabrook, by whom gifted to the present owner | Private Collection, U.K.
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work A Midsummer's Night Dream: Puck on Top of a Column by William Heath Robinson was sold in the Modern British and Irish Art auction at Bonhams in London in April 2021. The price achieved of GBP 1,785.00 (€ 2,053.27) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 1,500.00 – 2,000.00. Admittedly, works by William Heath Robinson have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Sane Economy of Space at a Wedding Reception in a Small Flat in April 2011 with an auction result of USD 17,500.00 (€ 11,807.57).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit A Midsummer's Night Dream: Puck on Top of a Column von William Heath Robinson wurde im April 2021 in der Auktion Modern British and Irish Art bei Bonhams in London versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 1.785,00 (€ 2.053,27) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 1.500,00 – 2.000,00 angegeben worden. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von William Heath Robinson auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Sane Economy of Space at a Wedding Reception in a Small Flat im April 2011 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 17.500,00 (€ 11.807,57).
William Heath Robinson - Auction history
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