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ADRIAN JONES (BRITISH, 1845-1938) : A BRONZE MODEL OF EPSOM DERBY WINNER âPERSIMMONâ ADRIAN JONES (BRITISH, 1845-1938) : A BRONZE MODEL OF EPSOM DERBY WINNER âPERSIMMONâ, the bronze model of the standing race horse entitled PERSIMMON to the front of the rectangular plinth base, signed 'Adrian Jones', the horse 31cm high x 35.5cm wide, including plinth, 32,5cm high Provenance: Private collection Notes: Adrian Jones is most famous for his massive bronze equestrian group 'Peace descending on the Quadriga of War', on top of the Wellington Arch at Hyde Park Corner in London. Attached is an image of the sculptor and two of his assistants taking tea inside the huge plaster mould for one of the horses, which give a very real view of just how large these sculptures were and how difficult to cast in bronze. His other public works include an equestrian statue of Prince George, Duke of Cambridge at Whitehall, and the Royal Marines National Memorial at St James's Park, London. His works do not often come up for sale and this sculpture, probably a maquette for a bronze that was either never cast or since lost, represents a rare opportunity to purchase a relatively inexpensive work by this renowned and respected British sculptor. Persimmon was a British Thoroughbred race horse and sire. Persimmon, an exceptionally good-looking but highly strung bay horse was bred by his owner, the Prince of Wales. He was trained throughout his career by Richard Marsh at his Egerton House stable at Newmarket, Suffolk.In a racing career that lasted from June 1895 to July 1897 he ran nine times and won seven races. His victories included the 1896 Epsom Derby, one of the first horse races ever filmed, by Robert W. Paul.