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Bidding for cased pair of extinct birds went through the roof
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13 Sep 2023 20:43 #7619
by Jim Wright
BIDDING went through the roof when a cased pair of extinct New Zealand huia came up for sale at an auction in Yorkshire.
The species is extinct partly because of the activities of trappers who caught birds such as these to be stuffed and displayed in glass cases.
There are also three hummingbirds within the display.
The last confirmed sighting of a huia is believed to have been in 1907 although there is said to have been a credible glimpse in 1924.
At the saleroom of auctioneers Tennants of Leyburn, the pre-sale estimate was that the birds - Lot 352 - would fetch between £15,000 and £25,000.
In the event, the price had reached an eye-watering £220,000 - with bids from around the world - before the hammer fell.
The identity of the successful bidder has not been revealed.
The species is extinct partly because of the activities of trappers who caught birds such as these to be stuffed and displayed in glass cases.
There are also three hummingbirds within the display.
The last confirmed sighting of a huia is believed to have been in 1907 although there is said to have been a credible glimpse in 1924.
At the saleroom of auctioneers Tennants of Leyburn, the pre-sale estimate was that the birds - Lot 352 - would fetch between £15,000 and £25,000.
In the event, the price had reached an eye-watering £220,000 - with bids from around the world - before the hammer fell.
The identity of the successful bidder has not been revealed.
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