Iconic equestrian Olympic sculpture for sale

The leaping horses that graced the final fence on the Olympic cross-country course at Greenwich are to be sold at auction in November.

Sculptor Tom Hill’s life-size animals – constructed entirely from recycled horseshoes – will be sold at Christie’s, South Kensington, London on 20 November, with a guide price of £50,000-80,000.

Tom, whose workshop is on a livery yard in Tewin, Herts – “ensuring a good supply of used horseshoes” – said the work had been the most exciting commission of his career.

“The course-builder [Sue Benson] called the jump the Olympic Horses, so I’ll stick with that for the title.

“It’s not very original, but it works,” he said.

For more information, visit www.christies.com.

This news story was first published in the current issue of H&H (20 September 2012)

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