A Royal equestrian sculpture of the Queen’s horses Daniel and Storm by the artist Robert Rattray in commemoration of The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, is to head to auction. One of only four smaller versions made through a public fundraising appeal by the Queen’s grandson, the then Duke of Cambridge, the four maquette size models were based on the life-size version commissioned by Her Majesty and unveiled by her on March 31, 2014. The life-size version currently stands on public view on the Kings Road/Osborne Road roundabout, near the Long Walk in Windsor.
Daniel and Storm were Windsor Greys, a term used for the grey horses used to draw the carriages and coaches in various Royal ceremonial processions including when the Monarch is Trooping the Colour. They are stabled in the Royal Mews. Daniel was the Queen’s favourite carriage horse for 15 years up to his retirement in 2017 at the age of 22 and his face appeared on a Royal Mail stamp in 2014.
The life-size bronze took Rattray a year to complete. Speaking to the Daily Mail at the time of the Queen’s unveiling, he said: “We talked about how the statue was created. It had to be done in segments and she was interested in the technical side of it all. I was determined to capture the character of each horse.”
It will be offered in Dreweatts Fine Furniture sale on Wednesday December 4,2024.
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