Bertram Firestone

A collection of art from Bertram and Diana Firestone's home at Newstead Farm in Loudoun County, Virginia are currently being offered during a week-long online auction, hosted by Sotheby's. The auction, which runs from Sept. 1-9, features nearly 70 works from their personal collection. Among the choice lots included in the web auction are a series of portraits highlighting the Firestones' passion for a variety of equestrian pursuits, ranging from racing to hunting and steeple-chasing. Included among the highlights of collection is Peter Curling's Sprint Finish and Peter Biegel's Red...

Somewhere along the way, the Sport of Kings became the racing industry. That was inevitable because that's the way of the modern world in which most people have to earn a living. However, for many it remains a sport in which the joy comes from taking part, with the wins being the icing on the cake and any financial return a bonus. Few have played the game with a truer Corinthian spirit or more successfully than Bertram and Diana Firestone, who have graced the upper echelons of the sport which...