Furious bidding for equestrian painting at US auction
After what Sloans & Kenyon (23% buyer’s premium) president Stephanie Kenyon deemed “furious bidding that lasted at least five minutes”, a textbook equestrian painting by Benjamin Marshall (1767-1865) trotted to a fine result.
The 2ft 9in x 3ft 3in (84 x 99cm) painting A Gentleman with a Bay Hunter and Terrier in a Landscap…