Live Auction 21922Three Private Collections: Belgravia, Berkshire and Guernsey
CHARLES TOWNE (1763-1840)
Lot 45

CHARLES TOWNE (1763-1840)

A saddled bay hunter with two hounds outside a stable

Closed25 May 2023

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CHARLES TOWNE (1763-1840)
A saddled bay hunter with two hounds outside a stable
signed and dated 'C.Towne.Pinxit / 1815' (upper right, on the stone above the stable door)
oil on canvas
32 1/2 x 40 in. (82.5 x 101.5 cm.)

Sir Humphrey de Trafford, 3rd Bt. (1862-1929); (†) Christie's, London, 13 December 1929, lot 147 (130 gns. to Banks).
James Buchanan, 1st Baron Woolavington (1849-1935), Lavington Park, Sussex, and by descent to the following,
Sir Reginald (1898-1981) and the Hon. Lady Catherine Macdonald-Buchanan (1895-1987); Christie's, London, 18 June 1971, lot 90.
with Arthur Ackermann & Son, London, 1972, where purchased by the following,
Lt. Col. and Mrs Stephen Eve, Ashwell Lodge, Oakham, Rutland; their sale, Christie's, London, 1 July 1996, lot 253.
with Richard Green, London, 1998, where purchased.

Specialist note


This painting was previously in the collections of two prestigious racehorse breeders and owners. Sir Humphrey de Trafford, 3rd Bt. (1862-1929), ran a stud of prize-winning horses at Trafford Park and was considered a pioneer of modern racehorse breeding. Sir James Buchanan (1849-1935), Bt., afterwards Lord Woolavington, founded a stud at Lavington Park, Sussex and was a successful racehorse owner and breeder. He assembled one of the finest collections of sporting art in the world, including paintings by George Stubbs, Sir Alfred Munnings and Benjamin Marshall.