Don’t get stuffed by the rules!
By William Gregory MRICS, Golding Young and Mawer.
Auctions bring to the market a vast array of goods, none more so with a talking point factor than items of taxidermy.
The days of auctioneers putting a lot number on the item and offering it at auction have gone.
are rules and regulations that now apply under the Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora – CITES for short.
entered into auction challenged the cataloguers, who finally entered 23 lots into auction.
The top price paid was £1,700 for a cased display of bird specimens. Entering this would have been subject to further regulations and licences, should a buyer wish to ship it abroad.
A figure group of two ‘boxing’ hares caught the eye of auction viewers, finally selling for £190.
A display of a pike and roach hooked in a bid of £390. Demand from collectors for fish displays seems constant, with rising prices for competition winning specimens and fine cases.
raditional red deer stag’s head with antlers found a bid of £80, whilst a pair of foxes made £200.
Full illustrated results from the auction can be found at www.goldingyoung.com
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