Fine Cast Iron Model of the Champion Greyhound Fullerton
Fine Cast Iron Model of the Champion Greyhound Fullerton
£500.00
Description Finely cast image of the four time winner of the Waterloo Cup (1889, 1890, 1891 and 1892).
Inscription ‘COL. NORTH’S CHAMPION FULLERTON MODELLED BY C.MORTON’
Weight 706g
Dimensions 19cm (h) x 26cm (w)
Background information Colonel North paid 850 guineas for Fullerton in the late 1880s. This was said to be the highest price ever paid for a greyhound. His stud fee was 40 guineas. When Fullerton died he was presented to the Natural History Museum, where he can still be seen today.