Overview

• The bronze sculpture is one of an edition of five tabletop pieces and is currently one of two held by the Munnings Art Museum at Castle House in Dedham, Essex.
• Christie’s London will auction the work on July 2 as part of its Old Masters To Modern Day sale, with bids expected to reach up to £300,000.
• The museum resolved to deaccession one of its Brown Jack bronzes to generate funds for future exhibitions and conservation.
• Sir Alfred Munnings sculpted the piece with noted anatomical precision, capturing the character of Brown Jack in three dimensions.
• Brown Jack secured six consecutive victories at Ascot between 1929 and 1934 and remains one of Britain’s most iconic racehorses.