Group of four colour prints of top-class racehorses, circa late 19th century,comprising John Sturgess (British, active 1864-1903) SAINFOIN, WINNER OF THE DERBY STAKES AT EPSOM, BY SPRINGFIELD-SANDA, TRAINED BY J. PORTER, RIDDEN BY J. WATTS, signed John Sturgess, mounted, framed and glazed, overall 38 by 43cm.; John Sturgess (British, active 1864-1903) THE DERBY FAVOURITES 1896, signed John Sturgess, with featured horses described in the artist's hand - HRH THE PRINCE OF WALES' PERSIMMON, MR LEOPOLD DE ROTHSCHILD'S ST FRUSQUIN AND THE DUKE OF WESTMINSTER'S REGRET, mounted, framed and glazed, overall 46 by 53cm.; a pair of chromolithograph centrefold supplements produced by The Sporting & Dramatic News May 1906, with printed legend MR FAIRIE'S BAYARDO BY BAY RONALD-GALICIA (D MAHER UP) and SCEPTRE BY PERSIMMON-ORNAMENT, WINNER OF ST LEGER, TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS, OAKS & CO., mounted, framed and glazed, both overall 59 by 73cm. All the featured horses here were highly successful - Derby winner Sainfoin was bred by Queen Victoria, Persimmon beat St Frusquin a neck in the 1896 Epsom Classic, Bayardo won the Eclipse, St Leger, Champion Stakes and many other top races while the exceptional filly Sceptre won both of the Guineas, the Oaks and St Leger in 1902.
£100 - £150
Group of four colour prints of top-class racehorses, circa late 19th century,comprising John Sturgess (British, active 1864-1903) SAINFOIN, WINNER OF THE DERBY STAKES AT EPSOM, BY SPRINGFIELD-SANDA, TRAINED BY J. PORTER, RIDDEN BY J. WATTS, signed John Sturgess, mounted, framed and glazed, overall 38 by 43cm.; John Sturgess (British, active 1864-1903) THE DERBY FAVOURITES 1896, signed John Sturgess, with featured horses described in the artist's hand - HRH THE PRINCE OF WALES' PERSIMMON, MR LEOPOLD DE ROTHSCHILD'S ST FRUSQUIN AND THE DUKE OF WESTMINSTER'S REGRET, mounted, framed and glazed, overall 46 by 53cm.; a pair of chromolithograph centrefold supplements produced by The Sporting & Dramatic News May 1906, with printed legend MR FAIRIE'S BAYARDO BY BAY RONALD-GALICIA (D MAHER UP) and SCEPTRE BY PERSIMMON-ORNAMENT, WINNER OF ST LEGER, TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS, OAKS & CO., mounted, framed and glazed, both overall 59 by 73cm. All the featured horses here were highly successful - Derby winner Sainfoin was bred by Queen Victoria, Persimmon beat St Frusquin a neck in the 1896 Epsom Classic, Bayardo won the Eclipse, St Leger, Champion Stakes and many other top races while the exceptional filly Sceptre won both of the Guineas, the Oaks and St Leger in 1902.