Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Mark of Reed & Barton, in the
Chippendale pattern, pattern number X366, retailed by Cartier, engraved "National Horse Show / Scandinavian Airlines System Trophy / Working Hunter Stake / 1959 / Won By / Little Sailor."
3/4 x 14 in. dia.
28.9 troy oz.
From the Estate of the late Peggy Augustus, Old Keswick, Virginia Little Sailor, a striking bay Thoroughbred, was one of Peggy Augustus’s most celebrated hunters of the 1950s. The horse excelled in the working hunter divisions, known for his jumping ability. Peggy Augustus claimed numerous championships at major venues with Little Sailor including coveted Working Hunter titles at the National Horse Show in 1956 and 1959.
Scratches to the well, a few shallow dents.