GERALDINE THOMAS BLAKE (20TH CENTURY) ‘PERSIMMON’
study of the racehorse, dark patinated bronze, 35cm high, signed in full, on ebonised pine plinth
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| Estimate: |
£200 - £400
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Hammer price:
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£3,000 |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
Persimmon (1893–1908) was a British Thoroughbred race horse and sire. In a racing career which lasted from June 1895 to July 1897 he ran nine times and won seven races. His victories included the 1896 Epsom Derby, one of the first horse races ever filmed, by Robert W. Paul. His other important victories included the St Leger Stakes, the Ascot Gold Cup and the Eclipse Stakes. He was also notable for his rivalry with another English colt St Frusquin, who inflicted his only two defeats.
