13th Nov, 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 gritted groundwork, enclosed beneath a modern glass dome, upon a circular mahogany base, 20cm diameter, overall height 33cm. 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 ones
Sold for £200
Estimated at £150 - £250
Auction: Natural History & Taxidermy, 13th Nov, 2024
The November Natural History and Taxidermy Sale will offer a varied range of antique and good modern taxidermy, with examples by leading names such as Rowland Ward, Peter Spicer, Van Ingen & Van Ingen and more.
The sale will also feature two good private collections: the first being a sixty-lot private collection of bird and animal specimens including many by John Burton, Natural Craft Taxidermy, Gloucestershire; the second is the thirty-five-lot Robert Chinnery Collection. Chinnery is a well-known collector and dealer in taxidermy, and he has widely researched and authored books on the subject.
Also on offer will be four lots by Walter Potter of Bramber, Sussex, which were once included in Bonhams' 2003 auction of The Contents of Mr Potter's Museum of Curiosities held at Jamaica Inn, Cornwall. The auction comprised of 613 Lots of the interesting and World-famous Mr Walter Potter’s collection, previously housed within his very own museum at Bramber, Sussex.
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Sunday 10th November - Monday 11th November 11am-4pm, Tuesday 12th November 10am-5pm and the morning of the sale from 8am
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