William Heath Robinson
The Air-Ship
Found at
Sothebys,
London
The Art of Illustration - From the Collection of Michael Winner, Lot 92
12. Dec - 12. Dec 2012
The Art of Illustration - From the Collection of Michael Winner, Lot 92
12. Dec - 12. Dec 2012
Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 GBP
Price realised: 5.000 GBP
Price realised: 5.000 GBP
Description
William Heath Robinson.
THE AIR-SHIP
205 by 152mm., ink and watercolour drawing, signed lower left, mounted, framed and glazed
THE AIR-SHIP
205 by 152mm., ink and watercolour drawing, signed lower left, mounted, framed and glazed
Sold at the upper estimate price
The work The Air-Ship by William Heath Robinson was auctioned at Sothebys in London in December 2012. The auction ended at the price of GBP 5,000.00 (€ 6,166.39), which exactly corresponded to the upper end of the estimated price range of GBP 3,000.00 – 5,000.00. Other works by William Heath Robinson have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in April 2011 the work Sane Economy of Space at a Wedding Reception in a Small Flat was auctioned for USD 17,500.00 (€ 11,807.57).
Zuschlag beim oberen Schätzpreis
Die Arbeit The Air-Ship von William Heath Robinson kam im Dezember 2012 bei Sothebys in London zur Auktion. Das dabei erzielte Ergebnis von GBP 5.000,00 (€ 6.166,39) entsprach exakt dem oberen Ende der Schätzpreisspanne von GBP 3.000,00 – 5.000,00. Andere Arbeiten von William Heath Robinson konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im April 2011 die Arbeit Sane Economy of Space at a Wedding Reception in a Small Flat für USD 17.500,00 (€ 11.807,57) versteigert.
William Heath Robinson - Auction history
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