Sepia team photograph of leading jockeys, circa 1920s, group study of 31 jockeys, lined up in three rows and featuring some of the day's leading riders including Lester Piggott's uncle Victor, inscribed with all names, comprising Oldfield, G.Gillibrand, C.Walsh, B.Lynch, E.Morris, S.Donoghue, T.Morgan, Jones, K.Robertson, H.Wragg, W.Grace, F.Strydon, Andrews, Timmins, A.Balding, E.Piper, H.Jellis, G.Hulme, V.Smyth, J.Brennan, C.Ringstead, J.Evans, N.Spear, E.Gardner, J.Leach, M.Beary, V.Piggott, W.Lister, F.Fox, F.Lane, W.Speck, mounted, framed and unglazed, 43.5 by 53.5cm. wear and slight staining to mount Victor Thomas Cannon Piggott (1906-1992) was the younger brother of Ernest Keith Piggott, Lester's father. He rode his first winner on the Flat in 1920 at Brighton and his first over jumps in 1923 at Manchester. Having ridden over 300 winners he retired in his early twenties following a bad fall.Provenance: from the Lester Piggott Collection.
£100 - £150
Sepia team photograph of leading jockeys, circa 1920s, group study of 31 jockeys, lined up in three rows and featuring some of the day's leading riders including Lester Piggott's uncle Victor, inscribed with all names, comprising Oldfield, G.Gillibrand, C.Walsh, B.Lynch, E.Morris, S.Donoghue, T.Morgan, Jones, K.Robertson, H.Wragg, W.Grace, F.Strydon, Andrews, Timmins, A.Balding, E.Piper, H.Jellis, G.Hulme, V.Smyth, J.Brennan, C.Ringstead, J.Evans, N.Spear, E.Gardner, J.Leach, M.Beary, V.Piggott, W.Lister, F.Fox, F.Lane, W.Speck, mounted, framed and unglazed, 43.5 by 53.5cm. wear and slight staining to mount Victor Thomas Cannon Piggott (1906-1992) was the younger brother of Ernest Keith Piggott, Lester's father. He rode his first winner on the Flat in 1920 at Brighton and his first over jumps in 1923 at Manchester. Having ridden over 300 winners he retired in his early twenties following a bad fall.Provenance: from the Lester Piggott Collection.