A gift from Robert and Susan Sangster to jockey Pat Eddery in 1982.

A gift from Robert and Susan Sangster to jockey Pat Eddery in 1982,
in the form of a privately commissioned porcelain ashtray by Hermes, Paris, commemorating the achievements of the racehorses Golden Fleece and Assert, decorated with a green spotted white jockey cap and a turquoise border, detailed and inscribed in gilt GOLDEN FLEECE, NIJINSKY - EXOTIC TREAT, THE DERBY STAKES, EPSOM; ASSERT, BE MY GUEST - IRISH BIRD, PRIX DU JOCKEY CLUB, CHANTILLY, green suede covered base, 16 by 19cm., fine, original condition, 

inscribed PAT EDDERY and with the Irish flag, signed by four jockeys including Chris McCarron, John Reid, Kevin Moses and one other; and a Fly Emirates baseball cap also multi-signed by jockeys, (2).

Provenance: From the Pat Eddery Collection (lots 179 to 195).