Lot 196: Sold for £380 hammer
An Antiques & Collectables Auction to include Natural History & Taxidermy,
Thursday 23rd February 2023
A taxidermied Eurasian otter mask, tail rudder and paw, the mask c.1937, by Peter Spicer & Sons, Taxidermists, Leamington, facing to the left with open mouth, mounted on an oak shield, with plaque "River Doon May 24th 1937", taxidermist's impressed marks verso, shield 27cm by 20cm, the tail rudder with chrome mount marked "River Ayr May 25th 1939", 37cm, the paw with metal mount marked "River Ayr 23.6.38", 10cm