William Heath Robinson
'A battery of our stale ostrich egg throwers for economising ammunition in desert warfare.'
Estimate: 1.500 - 2.000 GBP
Price realised: 1.875 GBP
Price realised: 1.875 GBP
Description
William Heath Robinson (1861-1945)
'A battery of our stale ostrich egg throwers for economising ammunition in desert warfare.'
signed 'W./HEATH/ROBINSON (lower right) and inscribed with title (on the mount).
pencil, pen and black ink and grey wash
15¼ x 11¾ in. (38.7 x 30 cm.)
'A battery of our stale ostrich egg throwers for economising ammunition in desert warfare.'
signed 'W./HEATH/ROBINSON (lower right) and inscribed with title (on the mount).
pencil, pen and black ink and grey wash
15¼ x 11¾ in. (38.7 x 30 cm.)
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work 'A battery of our stale ostrich egg throwers for economising ammunition in desert warfare.' by William Heath Robinson was auctioned at Christies in London in July 2013. It changed hands for a price of GBP 1,875.00 (€ 2,142.51) achieving a result in the upper range of the estimate price range of 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 battery of our stale ostrich egg throwers for economising ammunition in desert warfare.' von William Heath Robinson kam im Juli 2013 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Dabei wechselte sie für einen Preis von GBP 1.875,00 (€ 2.142,51) den Besitzer und erzielte damit ein Ergebnis im oberen Bereich der Schätzpreisspanne von GBP 1.500,00 – 2.000,00. 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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