LOT 29

Frederick Gordon Crosby (British, 1885-1943), 'Major Henry Segrave's 1929 "Golden Arrow" Daytona Beach Land Speed Record',

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Lot 29

Frederick Gordon Crosby (British, 1885-1943), 'Major Henry Segrave's 1929 "Golden Arrow" Daytona Beach Land Speed Record',

Goodwood Revival: Collectors' Motor Cars and Automobilia|19 September 2026, 10:30 BST|Chichester, Goodwood

Frederick Gordon Crosby (British, 1885-1943), 'Major Henry Segrave's 1929 "Golden Arrow" Daytona Beach Land Speed Record',

signed lower left and dated 1929, charcoal and wash heightened with white on board, depicting Segrave on his way to a Land Speed Record of 231.446 mph in the Irving-Napier 'Golden Arrow' at Daytona Beach on 11th March, 1929, 48 x 75cm, some marks to surface, framed.

Footnotes

Provenance: This painting is part of the Estate of the Late John Stuart Murray Bladon (1933-2022), a motoring journalist at The Autocar (later Autocar), from 1955 to 1981, and continued as a freelance writer into the 2010s. F.Gordon Crosby was the staff artist for The Autocar up until his death in 1943. According to information supplied by the vendor, this painting was gifted to John Stuart Bladon in 1981 upon his departure, by the Editorial Director of Autocar, was bequeathed in his Will, and is offered for sale by his son Bruce, by descent.

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