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Lot 200 · Old Master Paintings and Sculpture Online

Mr Sadler's Dangerous, a chestnut racehorse with Chapple up

John Ferneley Senior · oil on canvas

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Estimate
£50,000–£80,000 hammer ≈ $86,466–$138,346
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Old Master Paintings and Sculpture Online , London · 17 October 2008
Dimensions
in. (71.8 x 92.1 cm.)
Record ID
TB-2026-3443321
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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John Ferneley Senior, Mr Sadler's Dangerous, a chestnut racehorse with Chapple up. Christie's, 17 Oct 2008, lot 200. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3443321.

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From the same sale Old Master Paintings and Sculpture Online · Oct 2008

LotArtistEstimateResult
Circa 1715 A GEORGE I GILT-GESSO PIER TABLE $10,000–$15,000
By Matthew Boulton, Circa 1770 A PAIR OF GEORGE III ORMOLU AND BLUE JOHN URNS $200,000–$300,000
By Gillows, Late 19Th Century A SET OF EIGHTEEN LATE VICTORIAN WALNUT AND BURR-WALNUT DINING-CHAIRS $15,000–$25,000
In the Manner of Thomas Chippendale, Circa 1775 A GEORGE III SATINWOOD, MAHOGANY AND MARQUETRY TRIPOD TABLE $7,000–$10,000
Late 18Th Century A PAIR OF GEORGE III LIME-WASHED BEECHWOOD WINDOW BENCHES $10,000–$15,000
Circa 1765 A GEORGE III WHITE-PAINTED LIBRARY BOOKCASE $15,000–$20,000

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John Ferneley Senior The Lambton Hounds at Feeding Time $67,260 Christie's, Jul 2026
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Edward Lear Palermo, Sicily, with Monte Pellegrino Christie's, Jul 2019
John Ferneley Senior John Henry Bucklitch, Lord Kintore's keeper, stalking roebuc Christie's, Oct 2008
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