Estimated at £5000-7000, the painting was underbid by the local trade and an American dealer on the telephone before falling to London dealers MacConnal-Mason at £30,000 (plus 15/10 per cent premium).
Stretton's Left in Charge nets £30,000
UK: A commercially appealing example of Edwardian sporting art at the Leyburn salerooms of Tennants on July 16, this 2ft 61/2in by 231/2in (77.5 x 60cm) oil on canvas Left in Charge by Phillip Eustace Stretton, signed and dated 1904, had been consigned in untouched and original condition from a Harrogate deceased estate.
