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Lot 189
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← Sporting Memorabilia 20th & 21st November 2007

A gold and enamel stick pin of a racehorse and jockey, the rider decorated in the regimental racing colours of the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

Hammer Price:
£450
Estimated Price:

£300 - £400

A gold and enamel stick pin of a racehorse and jockey, the rider decorated in the regimental racing colours of the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry This pin was the property of Mr Edward Lycett Wheelwright OBE and was a gift from his wife to celebrate the success of his racehorse Royal Grey at Wetherby. Mr Wheelwright was an officer in the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry and used the regimental colours for his racehorses. The pin is believed to have been made by the Leeds and London jewellers Z Barraclough in the inter-war years.