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Lot 120

George Cruikshank, British 1792-1878-  The Kettle calling the Pot ugly names;  hand-coloured...

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Lot 120

George Cruikshank, 
British 1792-1878- 
The Kettle calling the Pot ugly names; 
hand-coloured...

Price Realised: £499

Estimate: £200 - £300

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Lot 120

Description

George Cruikshank, 
British 1792-1878- 

The Kettle calling the Pot ugly names; 

hand-coloured etching, 24.7 x 34.9 cm. 

Provenance: 
Private Collection, UK. 

Note: 
This rare cartoon was one of many at the time supporting Queen Caroline of Brunswick (1768-1821) in her divorce from George IV (1762-1830). Cruikshank's reworking of the phrase 'the Pot calling the Kettle black' emphasises the hypocrisy of George IV, notorious for his infidelity to his wife, as he condemns Caroline's affair with the Italian ex-soldier Bartolomeo Pergami (1783/84-1842). 

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The buyer shall pay the hammer price together with a premium thereon of 26% up to £20,000 (31.2% inclusive of VAT), 25% from £20,001 - £500,000 (30% inclusive of VAT), 20% from £500,001 thereafter (24% inclusive of VAT). The premium price is subject to VAT at the standard rate.

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Qualifying living artists and the descendants of artists deceased within the last 70 years are entitled to receive a re-sale royalty each time their work is bought through an auction house or art market professional.

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