Caroline Wallace (contemporary) HM QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER'S STEEPLECHASER 'SPECIAL CARGO' signed and dated 2000, inscribed A/C (artist's c
£3,000 - £4,000
Caroline Wallace (contemporary) HM QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER'S STEEPLECHASER 'SPECIAL CARGO' signed and dated 2000, inscribed A/C (artist's copy), bronze, mid-brown patina, naturalistic base, mounted on an oak wooden plinth, the bronze 35 by 42cm., overall 39 by 46cm. Provenance: The Osborne Studio Gallery This is an artist's maquette of the life-size sculpture of Special Cargo that overlooks the winner's enclosure at Sandown Park racecourse. Special Cargo won the Whitbread Gold Cup for The Queen Mother in 1984 in a thrilling three-way photograph finish. European Union’s Artist’s Resale Right Directive (adopted by the United Kingdom): An Artist's Resale Right would be applicable on this lot should the hammer price exceed the currency equivalent of 1,000 Euros (excluding buyer's premium & VAT). Under these circumstances a 4% resale royalty will be added to the buyer's invoice.