Leesa Sandys-Lumsdaine (1936-1985) and Diana Douglas-Hamilton (20th/21st century) ANNE, DUCHESS OF WESTMINSTER WITH 'LAST SUSPECT' AND 'BALLYROSS' IN
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Leesa Sandys-Lumsdaine (1936-1985) and Diana Douglas-Hamilton (20th/21st century) ANNE, DUCHESS OF WESTMINSTER WITH 'LAST SUSPECT' AND 'BALLYROSS' IN A PADDOCK signed with initials D.D.H. and dated 1987, oil on canvas, 49.5 by 75.5cm., framed This painting was started by Leesa Sandys-Lumsdaine who completed approximately 90% of the painting before her death. The painting was completed by Diana Douglas-Hamilton. The work is a portrait of the Duchess with her 1985 Grand National winner Last Suspect and another fine steeplechaser Ballyross, whose notbale wins were in the 1978 Powers Gold Cup and the 1982 Grand Military Gold Cup, aged 14. Provenance: Privately commissioned by Anne, Duchess of Westminster. Artist's Resale Rights Please note that this lot is potentially subject to a royalty under EU Artist's Resale Rights legislation. The qualifying threshold for the regulations to be invoked is an auction room hammer price, that excludes buyer's premium & vat, of 1,000 Euros. Please check the sterling equivalent of this figure on the day of sale. If the work sells below 1,000 Euros no royalty is due. If the work sells for 1,000 Euros and above a royalty fee of 4% will be added to the buyer's invoice total. The auctioneer will hand over this royalty charge to DACS, the not-for-profit organisation who collect and distribute the royalty fees to qualifying artists and their estates. For more information on the regulations visit www.dacs.org.uk