A pair of models of MASTER M'GRATH and PRETENDER, M'Grath with a black coat enriched in gilt and Pretender with a tan coat, his features picked out in black and his collar in gilt, the greyhounds modelled standing foursquare above bases moulded with flowers and foliage and named oval bases (minor chips, flakes, hairline cracks and wear), circa 1871 (F 20 and F 21) -- 9½in. high
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A pair of models of MASTER M'GRATH and PRETENDER, M'Grath with a black coat enriched in gilt and Pretender with a tan coat, his features picked out in black and his collar in gilt, the greyhounds modelled standing foursquare above bases moulded with flowers and foliage and named oval bases (minor chips, flakes, hairline cracks and wear), circa 1871 (F 20 and F 21) -- 9½in. high
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Master M'Grath won the Waterloo cup three times, beating Pretender on the third occasion, in 1871
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