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| Under the hammer - what secrets could this handsome bird tell? |
They say every bird has a story to tell, but this raven's story will probably never be told.
Where and when did it live? How did it die? Who was the taxidermist who mounted it? And what is its fate in the years to come?
The doubtless once wise corvid was one of the star lots at an auction staged today by John Taylors of Louth in Lincolnshire.
The bird attracted frenzied bidding over the internet such that the price had reached £340 - yes £340 - before the hammer fell.
Who was the buyer? In common with customary saleroom practice, Taylors are not revealing the successful bidder.
Several other items of taxidermy were also up for grabs.
More modest - but still impressive - sale prices were realised by a jay (£50), a buzzard (£95) and a golden pheasant (£75).
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| This jay fetched £50 |
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