The auctioneers must have been chuffed to bits at sale price achieved by 'Grimsbie' coat of arms

 

This curious watercolour-and-ink work of art, fetched £420 at an auction in Leyburn, North Yorkshire. The hammer came down well above the pre-sale estimate of £100-200. In line with common practice, the name of the successful bidder has not been divulged by the auctioneers, Tennants. The bird featured is a chough - a species more commonly associated with Cornwall and not known ever to have been recorded in any part of Lincolnshire.