maquette

A special addition to the Tattersalls December Sale will come under the hammer on Monday when a maquette of Her Late Majesty the Queen is auctioned for charity prior to the first of the two Sceptre Sessions. The maquette is a study for the life-size bronze close to the Rowley Mile Racecourse in Newmarket which depicts the Queen, who was the long-term patron of the Thoroughbred Breeders' Association, with a mare and a foal. The bronze of the Queen is by Etienne Milner and the two horses by Charlie Langton....

A maquette bronze of The Queen with a Mare and Foal has been added as the last lot at the Goffs London Sale in association with Privat 3 Money on June 13, the eve of Royal Ascot. The auction will raise funds for the National Horseracing Museum in Newmarket, of which Her Majesty is the patron. The statue, which measures 60 cm x 45cm x 40cm, is a maquette of the original bronze--created by Etienne Millner and Charlie Langton--that stands in Newmarket at the entrance to the Rowley Mile. The...