Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks & The Age of Oak - 1st October 2025
Lot 660
A BRONZE EQUESTRIAN FIGURE OF THE RACE HORSE JOHNNY ARMSTRONG
Estimate £3,000 - £5,000 | Hammer £3302
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Description
A BRONZE EQUESTRIAN FIGURE OF THE RACE HORSE JOHNNY ARMSTRONG
AFTER JOSEPH EDGAR BOEHM (1834 - 1890), DATED '1863'
standing almost four square on a naturalistic base, signature, dated and titled to the base
40.5cm high, 49cm wide, 18cm deep
Catalogue Note
Johnny Armstrong was bred by L. Peel, owned by Mrs Gordon and was registered in 1859 and won the Prince of Wales stakes at Cleveland in 1863.
Sire: Annandale
Dam: Heather Bell
Another example can be found in The National Horseracing Museum.