On Saturday July 19 Bonhams will hold their third Racing sale at Tattersalls in Newmarket. This year’s sale includes an intriguing collection of photographs and racing memorabilia connected to the fabulously wealthy Anglo American millionairess, Dorothy Paget (1905-1960).

The collection, estimated at £1,500 - £2,000, gives a unique insight into Dorothy Paget’s life, recording the glamour, riches and recklessness which characterised the world of British Racing during the early 1930s and late 1940s.

The collection will be sold as part of Bonhams Racing sale, which will include equestrian pictures, silver, racing trophies, memorabilia and equestrian works of art. Other highlights included in this year’s sale are a long tom whip (£250-350), owned by HRH Queen Elizabeth II’s former racehorse trainer, Captain Cecil Boyd-Rochfort (1887- 1983), and a 19th century enamelled pocket watch (£1,000-1,500) which commemorated Fred Archer’s famous Derby win of 1881.

The Racing Sale
Saturday 19 July 2008 11am
Tattersalls, Newmarket, Suffolk, England

Viewing
Thursday 17 July 2008 9am to 6pm
Friday 18 July 2008 9am to 5pm

More info www.bonhams.com

Posted: 03|20|08 at 10:03 am. Filed under: UK News.