Bronze death mask of Becky Broom Hill as a large stirrup cup with silver interior fitting on a wooden plinth with silver mounts
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American 20th century patinated bronze and silver death mask of Becky Broom Hill
Fitted with a silver lining to make it a stirrup cup and mounted on a wooden base set with silver swags and escutcheons
cup 6 1/2 x 13 in. (16.5 x 33.0 cm.) overall 14 x 13 in. ( 35.6 x 33.0 cm.)
Sold for US$ 8,750 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • Becky Broom Hill was a legendary Pointer in America during the first quarter of the 20th century. Whelped in May of 1918 from the British import Broomhill Dan, she went on to become a three time National Field Trial Champion winning in 1922, 1923 and 1925. By the time she was retired, she had garnered 34 wins for her owner Louis Lee Haggin of Mount Brilliant Farms, Lexington, KY.

Category: Fine Art / Dogs in Show and Field

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