Lot n° 183
Estimation :
8000 - 12000
EUR
Portrait of the horse Atiyat Al Shiyukh in silver - Lot 183
Portrait of the horse Atiyat Al Shiyukh in silver
round hump Work of Thomas Bradbury & Sons Ltd London 1937.
It rests on a blackened wooden base decorated with five silver plaques bearing the date and place of his victories in the race.
Height: 14 cm
Base: 18 x 5.50 cm
Source:
This equestrian statue honours a horse presented to Sir
SINDERSON by Sheikh Ali SULEIMAN on 12 February 1936.
A signed and autographed letter explaining this donation will be given to the purchaser.
Sir Harry Chapman Sinderson (1891-1974) was an English doctor. He was a doctor in the Royal Family of Iraq during the period (1923-1946), but also the founder and first dean of the Baghdad University College of Medicine in 1927.
Dulaim is an important Arab tribe, with more than seven million members. The tribe's history dates back to pre-Islamic times and its members now reside in Iraq and neighbouring countries such as Syria, Kuwait and Jordan.
Ali al-Suleiman, a prominent member of this tribe, led the confederation during the founding of Iraq.
Victories of Atiyat Al Shiyukh: April 25, 1936: Le Homs Plate November 8, 1936: Le Rumaitha Plate January 2, 1937: Le Baghalia Plate March 20, 1937: Le Halq Asad Plate 1937: Second in the competition for the best Arab Mare at the Royal Horse Show in Baghdad.
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