The sale of Durrell's Takeover Tortoises has raised £720,500 towards a new reptile house at Jersey Zoo.
⭐️ We’ve raised an incredible £720,500 tonight! ⭐️
— Tortoise Takeover (@JerseyTortoises) September 21, 2023
💚 We’re ab-shell-outely delighted by everyone’s generosity and support, tonight at the auction and throughout #TortoiseTakeover. pic.twitter.com/iAYHgHVoYV
The sculptures that many of us spent the summer searching for, and taking 'shell-fies' with, went under the hammer last night (22 September)
The Tortoise Takeover trail was a big hit, with thousands of people getting involved in the online scavenger hunt.
It followed the success of the 2019 Go Wild Gorillas sculpture trail, which raised more than £1.1m towards a new enclosure.
The large tortoises had a starting price of £3,400.
The biggest-selling shell of the night were 'Not Fast Food' by Donna Newman, which had been transformed into a giant burger. It fetched £26,000.
⭐️ SOLD for £26,000! ⭐️
— Tortoise Takeover (@JerseyTortoises) September 21, 2023
🐢 ‘Not Fast Food’ by Donna Newman
👉 https://t.co/FcGgAucMP3 pic.twitter.com/Ntfn3Dz2u2
That was followed by Abi Overland's design 'Stay Gold and 'Shell-f Reflection' by the Beach, which both sold for £25,000.
⭐️ SOLD for £25,000! ⭐️
— Tortoise Takeover (@JerseyTortoises) September 21, 2023
🐢 ‘Stay Gold’ by Abi Overland
👉 https://t.co/NxPPcoZClx pic.twitter.com/xorI50qGc7
⭐️ SOLD for £25,000! ⭐️
— Tortoise Takeover (@JerseyTortoises) September 21, 2023
🐢 ‘Shell-f Reflection’ by The Beach
👉 https://t.co/X3QY1LOo3P pic.twitter.com/t1NlDuVHIF
But it was Nick Romeril's hare, which joined the trail in a nod to the famous Aesop fable, 'The Tortoise and the Hare', that sparked the biggest bidding battle. 'Love to Run' went under the hammer for £100,000.
⭐️ SOLD for £100,000! ⭐️
— Tortoise Takeover (@JerseyTortoises) September 21, 2023
🐢 ‘Love To Run’ by Nick Romeril
👉 https://t.co/nyojBHeNoa pic.twitter.com/pTmb0QJCk0
The two-metre tall hare was moved around the island to a different location each week throughout July and August.
Three small specially-commissioned sculptures joined the sale, including one by Gabriella Street who designed 'Sanctuary' which spent the summer at Mont Orgueil castle and which was not for sale because it is being given to Princess Anne in honour of her 50 year patronage of the charity.
The other small tortoises will return to the schools and community groups who designed them.
Check out what all the tortoises sold for here:
⭐️ SOLD for £6,500! ⭐️
— Tortoise Takeover (@JerseyTortoises) September 21, 2023
🐢 ‘The Fabergé Tortoise’ by Kristian Movahed pic.twitter.com/z9Tiy3JzaO
⭐️ SOLD for £4,500! ⭐️
— Tortoise Takeover (@JerseyTortoises) September 21, 2023
🐢 ‘Blank’ pic.twitter.com/4pPnlPJdOl
⭐️ SOLD for £15,000! ⭐️
— Tortoise Takeover (@JerseyTortoises) September 21, 2023
🐢 ‘Gerald And Other Animals’ by Annabel Hitchmough
👉 https://t.co/AZEyZiEXbR pic.twitter.com/wqCcjQdEr5
⭐️ SOLD for £25,000! ⭐️
— Tortoise Takeover (@JerseyTortoises) September 21, 2023
🐢 ‘Shell-f Reflection’ by The Beach
👉 https://t.co/X3QY1LOo3P pic.twitter.com/t1NlDuVHIF
⭐️ SOLD for £8,000! ⭐️
— Tortoise Takeover (@JerseyTortoises) September 21, 2023
🐢 ‘Be The Change’ by Lucy Griffiths
👉 https://t.co/BJcJ9S5oyg pic.twitter.com/4kqnV40zVd
⭐️ SOLD for £13,000! ⭐️
— Tortoise Takeover (@JerseyTortoises) September 21, 2023
🐢 ‘Bright Spark’ by Jess Perrin
👉 https://t.co/9WhKsMqZA0 pic.twitter.com/OFr4czc63Q
⭐️ SOLD for £13,000! ⭐️
— Tortoise Takeover (@JerseyTortoises) September 21, 2023
🐢 ‘Gaia’ by Lauren Radley
👉 https://t.co/doADW1EbFn pic.twitter.com/XvPWhKBl9q
⭐️ SOLD for £8,000! ⭐️
— Tortoise Takeover (@JerseyTortoises) September 21, 2023
🐢 ‘Discoveries With Darwin’ by Layla Arthur
👉 https://t.co/eFRoCiWVgF pic.twitter.com/5sRLot8J6P
⭐️ SOLD for £7,500! ⭐️
— Tortoise Takeover (@JerseyTortoises) September 21, 2023
🐢 ‘Margo’ by Shirley Copperwhite
👉 https://t.co/RPOU3EVCiL pic.twitter.com/dkucy3jwl2
⭐️ SOLD for £25,000! ⭐️
— Tortoise Takeover (@JerseyTortoises) September 21, 2023
🐢 ‘Stay Gold’ by Abi Overland
👉 https://t.co/NxPPcoZClx pic.twitter.com/xorI50qGc7
⭐️ SOLD for £10,500! ⭐️
— Tortoise Takeover (@JerseyTortoises) September 21, 2023
🐢 ‘In The Stars’ by Pixelhands
👉 https://t.co/5zFJZOocPu pic.twitter.com/NBLWrsXXMY
⭐️ SOLD for £16,500! ⭐️
— Tortoise Takeover (@JerseyTortoises) September 21, 2023
🐢 ‘Terry - The Turtleneck Tortoise’ by Donna Newman
👉 https://t.co/smsXtNJaCe pic.twitter.com/2UkjBN20WA
⭐️ SOLD for £9,000! ⭐️
— Tortoise Takeover (@JerseyTortoises) September 21, 2023
🐢 ‘Oasis’ by Gabriella Street pic.twitter.com/7aaNzx1czi
⭐️ SOLD for £7,000! ⭐️
— Tortoise Takeover (@JerseyTortoises) September 21, 2023
🐢 ‘Harriet’ by Lucy Fleming
👉 https://t.co/JlGzliH0je pic.twitter.com/BhGUuWdsIt
⭐️ SOLD for £10,000! ⭐️
— Tortoise Takeover (@JerseyTortoises) September 21, 2023
🐢 ‘It's A Rave Dave’ by Stuart Semple
👉 https://t.co/l92RNIyfKq pic.twitter.com/AjpMhIRf9b
⭐️ SOLD for £10,000! ⭐️
— Tortoise Takeover (@JerseyTortoises) September 21, 2023
🐢 ‘Home For Even The Smallest’ by Erin Brown
👉 https://t.co/dUlrM149Tn pic.twitter.com/iA8yMMTHki
⭐️ SOLD for £13,000! ⭐️
— Tortoise Takeover (@JerseyTortoises) September 21, 2023
🐢 ‘Penny For Your Tortoise’ by Fi Marchant
👉 https://t.co/ImBxwRpyF1 pic.twitter.com/WrCA0H5yEc
⭐️ SOLD for £6,500! ⭐️
— Tortoise Takeover (@JerseyTortoises) September 21, 2023
🐢 ‘Everything Is Connected’ by Ian Rolls
👉 https://t.co/PCW0ISaUuU pic.twitter.com/E6ArScDWT0
⭐️ SOLD for £14,000! ⭐️
— Tortoise Takeover (@JerseyTortoises) September 21, 2023
🐢 ‘In A Beautiful World We All Have A Home’ by Lisa MacDonald
👉 https://t.co/xzIyWDpWRb pic.twitter.com/7JMod8YXYi
⭐️ SOLD for £6,000! ⭐️
— Tortoise Takeover (@JerseyTortoises) September 21, 2023
🐢 ‘Eco Ninja’ by Amy Jackson
👉 https://t.co/bKXRPkYcyy
👇 Get a pizza the action and watch the auction online! https://t.co/b0bGxGFJ47 pic.twitter.com/nGDkwUUYSa
⭐️ SOLD for £7,500! ⭐️
— Tortoise Takeover (@JerseyTortoises) September 21, 2023
🐢 ‘Janvrin's Tortoise’ by Jamie O'Neill
👉 https://t.co/F1N7b0plSE pic.twitter.com/4IkH9jKFSZ
⭐️ SOLD for £6,000! ⭐️
— Tortoise Takeover (@JerseyTortoises) September 21, 2023
🐢 ‘Your Tern’ by Sasha DeWitt
👉 https://t.co/bLbXnWJCVg pic.twitter.com/sFuiGMjsk5
⭐️ SOLD for £6,000! ⭐️
— Tortoise Takeover (@JerseyTortoises) September 21, 2023
🐢 ‘Lucky One’ by Rachael and Phillippa Corcutt
👉 https://t.co/UcFty3YAe3 pic.twitter.com/BNpzdo5nu9
⭐️ SOLD for £12,000! ⭐️
— Tortoise Takeover (@JerseyTortoises) September 21, 2023
🐢 ‘Toadstooly Tortoise’ by Marnie Maurri
👉 https://t.co/YO23kpS2ns pic.twitter.com/0ooka2BuXm
⭐️ SOLD for £8,000! ⭐️
— Tortoise Takeover (@JerseyTortoises) September 21, 2023
🐢 ‘Astral Race’ by Pixelhands
👉 https://t.co/bD7NkYjbq1 pic.twitter.com/RLgD5fN00W
⭐️ SOLD for £17,000! ⭐️
— Tortoise Takeover (@JerseyTortoises) September 21, 2023
🐢 ‘Shell's Angel’ by Tim Sutcliffe
👉 https://t.co/dNFyfuX22o pic.twitter.com/BI19Zr1Lu3
⭐️ SOLD for £11,500! ⭐️
— Tortoise Takeover (@JerseyTortoises) September 21, 2023
🐢 ‘Tonka’ by Marcus Davies
👉 https://t.co/2Cf0Ll6YkT pic.twitter.com/zvzLwpQIP0
⭐️ SOLD for £24,000! ⭐️
— Tortoise Takeover (@JerseyTortoises) September 21, 2023
🐢 ‘Porcelain Tortoise’ by Zoe Connery
👉 https://t.co/9VoSqytY7K
👇 Watch live! https://t.co/b0bGxGFJ47 pic.twitter.com/MV0sPQHrzK
⭐️ SOLD for £6,000! ⭐️
— Tortoise Takeover (@JerseyTortoises) September 21, 2023
🐢 ‘Rivers Of Colour’ by Rosie Meredith
👉 https://t.co/HnjR6mBC3B pic.twitter.com/bNU9hiegVz
⭐️ SOLD for £20,000! ⭐️
— Tortoise Takeover (@JerseyTortoises) September 21, 2023
🐢 ‘Luminous Luna’ by Hannah Jayne Lewin
👉 https://t.co/qcdZ3fe8Xg pic.twitter.com/8VFFevL5E8
⭐️ SOLD for £17,000! ⭐️
— Tortoise Takeover (@JerseyTortoises) September 21, 2023
🐢 ‘Jersey Willow’ by Tim Sutcliffe
👉 https://t.co/YgcrGekwrt pic.twitter.com/M35WpMIblP
⭐️ SOLD for £6,500! ⭐️
— Tortoise Takeover (@JerseyTortoises) September 21, 2023
🐢 ‘Breathe’ by Jess Perrin
👉 https://t.co/cAIuXm5o8H pic.twitter.com/FSnGl1YX58
⭐️ SOLD for £6,000! ⭐️
— Tortoise Takeover (@JerseyTortoises) September 21, 2023
🐢 ‘Stained Glass Companion’ by Katie Gurren
👉 https://t.co/FntuQ6Dmty pic.twitter.com/8OVS3SqKen
⭐️ SOLD for £11,000! ⭐️
— Tortoise Takeover (@JerseyTortoises) September 21, 2023
🦍 ‘Chimera’ by Ben Robertson pic.twitter.com/hcafP6Uz9u
⭐️ SOLD for £13,000! ⭐️
— Tortoise Takeover (@JerseyTortoises) September 21, 2023
🐢 ‘The Tortoisphere’ by Ben Robertson
👉 https://t.co/ufAMIUe8xn pic.twitter.com/CrElVWmpRJ
⭐️ SOLD for £6,500! ⭐️
— Tortoise Takeover (@JerseyTortoises) September 21, 2023
🐢 ‘My Neighbour Tortoro’ by Will Bertram
👉 https://t.co/fhqqclf8Ko pic.twitter.com/ddEZJ2MZn8
⭐️ SOLD for £10,000! ⭐️
— Tortoise Takeover (@JerseyTortoises) September 21, 2023
🐢 ‘Shelltastic’ by MrASingh
👉 https://t.co/4U74zTEkCY
👇 Have you tuned into our livestream of the auction? https://t.co/b0bGxGFJ47 pic.twitter.com/CDitKDTrpx
⭐️ SOLD for £13,000! ⭐️
— Tortoise Takeover (@JerseyTortoises) September 21, 2023
🐢 ‘Les Papillotes’ by Olivia Grimes
👉 https://t.co/X5wASOw58u pic.twitter.com/OaeZYRJ8I3
⭐️ SOLD for £7,500! ⭐️
— Tortoise Takeover (@JerseyTortoises) September 21, 2023
🐢 ‘Dodo Tortoise’ by Marta Zubieta
👉 https://t.co/oosJHN4eCp pic.twitter.com/n7t0AnUeXk
⭐️ SOLD for £17,000! ⭐️
— Tortoise Takeover (@JerseyTortoises) September 21, 2023
🐢 ‘Helier's Rock’ by Amy Bourbon
👉 https://t.co/8qNbrA2Gh5 pic.twitter.com/KNXQQAK2Td
⭐️ SOLD for £26,000! ⭐️
— Tortoise Takeover (@JerseyTortoises) September 21, 2023
🐢 ‘Not Fast Food’ by Donna Newman
👉 https://t.co/FcGgAucMP3 pic.twitter.com/Ntfn3Dz2u2
⭐️ SOLD for £7,500! ⭐️
— Tortoise Takeover (@JerseyTortoises) September 21, 2023
🐢 ‘Cosmic Connection’ by Cheryl Muir
👉 https://t.co/kbVk7fK9zZ pic.twitter.com/zT2WTB80zd
⭐️ SOLD for £14,000! ⭐️
— Tortoise Takeover (@JerseyTortoises) September 21, 2023
🐢 ‘Maurice (Round Island)’ by Jen Parker
👉 https://t.co/bLtijWyFt0 pic.twitter.com/LXx85XomAu
⭐️ SOLD for £21,000! ⭐️
— Tortoise Takeover (@JerseyTortoises) September 21, 2023
🐢 ‘The Jersey Royal’ by Hannah Jayne Lewin
👉 https://t.co/3zXYWZCzIm pic.twitter.com/u55kU7o3J2
⭐️ SOLD for £21,000! ⭐️
— Tortoise Takeover (@JerseyTortoises) September 21, 2023
🐢 ‘The Jersey Royal’ by Hannah Jayne Lewin
👉 https://t.co/3zXYWZCzIm pic.twitter.com/u55kU7o3J2
⭐️ SOLD for £21,000! ⭐️
— Tortoise Takeover (@JerseyTortoises) September 21, 2023
🐢 ‘Puffling’ by Katherine Cadin
👉 https://t.co/5GSOt2THRb pic.twitter.com/CXJHCxN5t5
⭐️ SOLD for £4,500! ⭐️
— Tortoise Takeover (@JerseyTortoises) September 21, 2023
🐢 ‘Berry Good Tortoise’ by Rachael and Phillippa Corcutt
👉 https://t.co/pGVFRHHkgH pic.twitter.com/UrnxaTANDw
⭐️ SOLD for £10,500! ⭐️
— Tortoise Takeover (@JerseyTortoises) September 21, 2023
🐢 ‘Aasimah’ by MrASingh
👉 https://t.co/B2bu36sehz pic.twitter.com/0YojZfyIdp
⭐️ SOLD for £4,000! ⭐️
— Tortoise Takeover (@JerseyTortoises) September 21, 2023
🐢 ‘Bieau P'tit Jèrri’ by Amy Bourbon
👉 https://t.co/N6AaiNmqB6 pic.twitter.com/iSVsPurciA
⭐️ SOLD for £17,000! ⭐️
— Tortoise Takeover (@JerseyTortoises) September 21, 2023
🐢 ‘A Day At The Zoo’ by Miranda Bonn
👉 https://t.co/nWYspbWtr5 pic.twitter.com/IhM5ZAtvWt
⭐️ SOLD for £4,500! ⭐️
— Tortoise Takeover (@JerseyTortoises) September 21, 2023
🐢 ‘Terrace Tortoise’ by Jill Busby
👉 https://t.co/ullPNzj03H pic.twitter.com/WPmsFkJme1
⭐️ SOLD for £5,500! ⭐️
— Tortoise Takeover (@JerseyTortoises) September 21, 2023
🐢 ‘Keep Going, Keep Growing’ by Rachel Hall
👉 https://t.co/4TJhEvfAMM
👇 Have you tuned in to our livestream of the auction? https://t.co/b0bGxGFJ47 pic.twitter.com/BDPeCXJnyH
⭐️ SOLD for £13,500! ⭐️
— Tortoise Takeover (@JerseyTortoises) September 21, 2023
🐢 ‘Kintsugi’ by Midnight
👉 https://t.co/mXYlVoP7He pic.twitter.com/hvvV3tsV3r
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