7th Aug, 2024 10:30 GMT/BST
Natural History & Taxidermy
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Taxidermy: A Very Rare Albino Eastern Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis), circa late 20th century, a full mount adult sat atop a small cut tree stump in upright position, above moss and soil groundwork, mounted upon a oak rectangular base, overall height 31cm. While grey squirrels with a genetic trait known as leucism, which turns their fur a milky-white colour, are very rare, pure albinos are seen even less frequently, with an incidence of one in a million animals, what points to this grey squirrel being pure albino is its distinctive red eyes, a leucistic squirrel would have dark brown eyes
Sold for £250
Estimated at £150 - £200
Auction: Natural History & Taxidermy, 7th Aug, 2024
To include an array of period and fine modern taxidermy featuring three good private collections. Highlights include a large Late Victorian Diorama of Sea and Estuary Birds, circa 1880-1900 and a cased Late Victorian King Charles’ Spaniel “Charlie”, circa 1860-1880 from the Harold Soar Collection, a cased Mandarin Duck, late 20th century from a private collection of cases mounted by David Keningale, and a Diorama of Red-Legged Partridge, 1997 from a private collection of cases by Colin Dunton.
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