Tattersall's Highflyer

Details

Attributed to John Best (fl.1750-1801)
Tattersall's Highflyer
oil on canvas
25½ x 61 in. (64.8 x 154.9 cm.)

Provenance

The Collection of R.A. Tatton; Christie's, London, 28 February, 1947, lot 54 (sold £73 10s to Hutchinson as Sawrey Gilpin)
The Property of Messrs. Hutchinson & Co.; Christie's, London, 14 December 1951, lot 81 (as Sawrey Gilpin)
with Frost & Reed, London.

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Lot Essay

Highflyer, was foaled in 1774, and owned by Richard Tattersall.

Unbeaten in twelve starts on the racecourse, Highflyer went on to sire three Derby winners at Highflyer Hall, Tattersall's home near Ely in Cambridgeshire.

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