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EGGS I. and II. (Sale number two.) 
Two eggs of the Great Auk, on May 24th, 1853. 
Described in the sale catalogue as from “The Collection of Birds’ Eggs 
formed by Thomas H. Potts, Esq., of Kingswood Lodge, Croydon, 
including two specimens of the Great Auk.” 
Egg I. . . “Lot 50, Great Auk.” 
Sold to Lord Garvagh. of Garvagh Hall, 
Londonderry, Ireland, for £30 O O 
Egg II. . . “Lot 100, Great Auk.” 
Bought in at - - - - - £29 O O 
For previous history, vide p. 20. 
EGG II. (Sale number three.) 
An egg of the Great Auk, on April 7th, 1854. 
The catalogue stated that the sale was of “a Collection of Birds' E"°-s 
it includes a specimen of the Great Auk.” 
Egg II. . “Lot 101. The Great Auk.” 
Purchased by Lord Garvagh, of Garvagh Hall, 
Londonderry, Ireland, for £20 O O 
This is the egg that was “bought in” at Mr. Potts's sale on 
May 24th, 1853, 
The late Mr. Alfred Newton. F.R.S. (Professor of Zoology and 
Comparative Anatomy at the University of Cambridge) made a note 
to this effect, in his copy of the sale catalogue, “ I was present at 
the sale ; Lot 101 was said to have been Lot 100 in Mr. Potts' sale.” 
After the death of Lord Garvagh in 1871, these two eggs were sold 
to Mr. G. Dawson Rowley, of Brighton (who died on November 21st, 
1878). and with another purchased by him at Stevens’ on July llth! 
1865 (Egg V, p. 7) formed three out of a collection of six eggs 'of the 
Great Auk, which were inherited by his son Mr. G. Fydell Rowley. 
Lord Garvagh died possessed of three Great Auks’ Eggs, the above 
two now owned by Mr. Fydell Rowley and another, which came to the 
hammer in these Rooms on May 19th, 1904. The full history of this 
egg is given on pp. 26' and 27. 
Besides these two eggs of the Great Auk Mr. Potts owned another 
which he took with him when he left this country and went to live at 
Ohinitahi, Canterbury, New Zealand. After his death in 1888 this egg 
came back to England and was sold at Stevens' on April 13th, 1897 
vide p. 20. 
