Lot 145 · Dialogues: Modern and Contemporary Art
Mr Richard Prince, Colonel Mellish's trainer, with Mr J. Frost, Sir Charles Bunbury's trainer, and Eagle's stable boy wearing the livery of Colonel Mellish: Study for 'The Start of the match between Eleanor and Eagle '
Benjamin Marshall · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- $80,000–$120,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Dialogues: Modern and Contemporary Art, London · 17 May 2006
- Dimensions
- 17½ x 13 in. (44.5 x 33 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5684505
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Benjamin Marshall, Mr Richard Prince, Colonel Mellish's trainer, with Mr J. Frost, Sir Charles Bunbury's trainer, and Eagle's stable boy wearing the livery of Colonel Mellish: Study for 'The Start of the match between Eleanor and Eagle '. Christie's, 17 May 2006, lot 145. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5684505.
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Benjamin Marshall, Mr Richard Prince, Colonel Mellish's trainer, with Mr J. Frost, Sir Charles Bunbury's trainer, and Eagle's stable boy wearing the livery of Colonel Mellish: Study for 'The Start of the match between Eleanor and Eagle '. Christie's, 17 May 2006, lot 145. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5684505.
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