A saddled bay hunter with two hounds outside a stable

Details

CHARLES TOWNE (1763-1840)
A saddled bay hunter with two hounds outside a stable
signed and dated 'C.Towne.Pinxit / 1815' (upper right, on the stone above the stable door)
oil on canvas
32 1/2 x 40 in. (82.5 x 101.5 cm.)

Provenance

Sir Humphrey de Trafford, 3rd Bt. (1862-1929); (†) Christie's, London, 13 December 1929, lot 147 (130 gns. to Banks).
James Buchanan, 1st Baron Woolavington (1849-1935), Lavington Park, Sussex, and by descent to the following,
Sir Reginald (1898-1981) and the Hon. Lady Catherine Macdonald-Buchanan (1895-1987); Christie's, London, 18 June 1971, lot 90.
with Arthur Ackermann & Son, London, 1972, where purchased by the following,
Lt. Col. and Mrs Stephen Eve, Ashwell Lodge, Oakham, Rutland; their sale, Christie's, London, 1 July 1996, lot 253.
with Richard Green, London, 1998, where purchased.

Literature

G. Pawsey, A Supplementary Catalogue of Lord Woolavington's Collection of Paintings by Sporting Artists at Lavington Park, London, 1927, p. 131, illustrated.

Special notice

This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.

Further details

Please see lot 46 for a note on the artist.

Conditions of sale

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Lot Essay

This painting was previously in the collections of two prestigious racehorse breeders and owners. Sir Humphrey de Trafford, 3^rd Bt. (1862-1929), ran a stud of prize-winning horses at Trafford Park and was considered a pioneer of modern racehorse breeding. Sir James Buchanan (1849-1935), Bt., afterwards Lord Woolavington, founded a stud at Lavington Park, Sussex and was a successful racehorse owner and breeder. He assembled one of the finest collections of sporting art in the world, including paintings by George Stubbs, Sir Alfred Munnings and Benjamin Marshall.

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