Lot 124

British School Sporting Painting

Estimate: $500 - $700

Bid Increments

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$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

(19th century)

Portrait of the Racehorse Madam Walton, Jockey Up, circa 1865, unsigned, titled on label verso frame, oil on canvas, 23 x 30 in.; gilt wood frame, 28-5/8 x 35-5/8 in.

Provenance: Estate of T. Kenneth and Karin Ellis, "Stepping Stones", Hot Springs, Virginia

Note: Madam Walton was bred by T. Golby in 1861.

Condition

lined, dark yellowed varnish, older retouch at complex central tear and hole, burnt sienna pigment retouch at bottom right, crackle, abrasions at edges; frame with wear