$Beatrix Potter - Gentleman Rabbit With Letter (\$

Beatrix Potter

Gentleman Rabbit With Letter ("Benjamin Bunny")

Found at Sothebys, London
The Art of Illustration - From the Collection of Michael Winner, Lot 53
12. Dec - 12. Dec 2012

Estimate: 30.000 - 50.000 GBP
Price realised: 70.850 GBP

Description

Beatrix Potter.
GENTLEMAN RABBIT WITH LETTER ("BENJAMIN BUNNY")
70 by 52mm., fine ink and watercolour drawing, signed with initials lower right, mounted, framed and glazed, some light browning
Christie's South Kensington, 1 December 2004, lot 319

A top price for Beatrix Potter

In December 2012 Sothebys in London held the auction The Art of Illustration - From the Collection of Michael Winner, which included the work Gentleman Rabbit With Letter ("Benjamin Bunny") by Beatrix Potter. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 70,850.00 (€ 87,377.73), 42% above the upper estimate. With this result, Gentleman Rabbit With Letter ("Benjamin Bunny") is even the most expensive work of art by Beatrix Potter that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für Beatrix Potter

Im Dezember 2012 führte Sothebys in London die Auktion The Art of Illustration - From the Collection of Michael Winner durch, in der auch die Arbeit Gentleman Rabbit With Letter ("Benjamin Bunny") von Beatrix Potter zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 70.850,00 (€ 87.377,73) und damit 42% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist Gentleman Rabbit With Letter ("Benjamin Bunny") sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Beatrix Potter, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

Beatrix Potter - Auction history

21.250 GBP

2020

Peter Rabbit and Mr McGregor

Jul 2020

Christies, London (Online Auction)

70.850 GBP

$Beatrix Potter - Gentleman Rabbit With Letter (\$

Gentleman Rabbit With Letter ("Benjamin Bunny")

Dec 2012

Sothebys, London

not available

2012

Building a snowman

May 2012

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77.500 USD

2011

Guinea pigs going to their garden

Apr 2011

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2008

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2007

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Jul 2007

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Christies, London

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Sep 2005

Christies, London

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Sep 2005

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Sep 2005

Christies, London

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$Helen Beatrix Potter - \'Then He Tried To Find His Way Straight Across The Garden, But He Became More And More Puzzled. Presently, He Came To A Pond Where Mr. Mcgregor Filled His Water-Cans. A White Cat Was Staring At Some Gold-Fish, She Sat Very, Very Still, But Now And$

'Then He Tried To Find His Way Straight Across The Garden, But He Became More And More Puzzled. Presently, He Came To A Pond Where Mr. Mcgregor Filled His Water-Cans. A White Cat Was Staring At Some Gold-Fish, She Sat Very, Very Still, But Now And

Jun 2005

Christies, London

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