The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Bertram R. Firestone

The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Bertram R. Firestone

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PETER HOWELL | FONTWELL PARK STEEPLECHASE

Lot Closed

September 9, 04:56 PM GMT

Estimate

6,000 - 8,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

PETER HOWELL

British

b. 1932

FONTWELL PARK STEEPLECHASE


signed Howell (lower right)

oil on canvas

canvas: 14⅛ by 18⅛ in.; 36 by 46 cm

framed: 20⅛ by 24⅛ in.; 51.2 by 61.3 cm

Arthur Ackermann & Son Ltd., London

Fontwell Park Racecourse is located in West Sussex, England and is best known for the Grade Two National Spirit Hurdle, run over a distance of two miles and four furlongs each February. It was at Fontwell Park in October 1949 that Queen Elizabeth II, then Princess Elizabeth, had her first winner as an owner when Monaveen won the Chichester Handicap Chase.