A GEORGE III GILT-METAL-MOUNTED ENAMEL OVAL SNUFF-BOX

Gimcrack rose from relatively obscure origins to become one of the most successful, and possibly the most popular, racehorse of the 18th century, immortalised in no less than five works in George Stubbs' canon. Gimcrack's Newmarket career began in 1765 and following his first win there he was sold to Lord Bolingbroke. In his eight year career he won twenty-five of his thirty-five races in England and his memory is celebrated by the Gimcrack Club, York, which hosts an annual dinner in his name and a memorial race at York.