PIG STICKING; THE KADIR CUP, 1923, THE FINAL

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LIONEL DALHOUSIE ROBERTSON EDWARDS (1878-1966)
PIG STICKING; THE KADIR CUP, 1923, THE FINAL
signed and dated 'Lionel Edwards 23' (lower right); inscribed 'Bates breaks his spear in a pig/(The boar turned across him)' (on the mount lower left) and inscribed and dated 'The Kadir Cup 1923/The Final' (on the mount lower right)
watercolour and bodycolour
14¾ x 12½ in. (37.5 x 31.8 cm.)

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Lot Essay

The Kadir Cup is the highest honour in the sport of pig sticking, hunting for wild pig whilst riding horse back or on an elephant, armed only with a lance. It demands great skill and horsemanship and presents a great risk to those participating. Maurice Halifax Bates (1898-1925) won the event in 1923 and also competed in 1924 and 1925.

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