Taxidermy
21st Century and Contemporary American Anglo-Indian Taxidermy
Wood, Feathers
21st Century and Contemporary American Taxidermy
Feathers
Mid-20th Century European Taxidermy
Organic Material
Late 19th Century Austrian Black Forest Antique Taxidermy
Oak, Wood
Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Antique Taxidermy
Other
Early 20th Century German Rustic Taxidermy
Glass, Wood
Late 19th Century Austrian Folk Art Antique Taxidermy
Antler, Wood
20th Century American Folk Art Taxidermy
Organic Material
Early 20th Century German Black Forest Taxidermy
Antler, Wood
Early 20th Century German Black Forest Taxidermy
Antler, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Taxidermy
Feathers
21st Century and Contemporary Taxidermy
Feathers
Early 20th Century German Black Forest Taxidermy
Metal
Early 20th Century German Black Forest Taxidermy
Antler, Wood
Early 20th Century German Black Forest Taxidermy
Wood, Antler
1950s Vintage Taxidermy
Bakelite
20th Century Taxidermy
Ivory
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Taxidermy
Glass
21st Century and Contemporary American Taxidermy
Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary American Taxidermy
Feathers
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Taxidermy
Leather, Wood, Antler
Mid-20th Century German Black Forest Taxidermy
Metal
Early 20th Century German Black Forest Taxidermy
Metal
Early 20th Century German Black Forest Taxidermy
Antler, Wood
Early 20th Century German Black Forest Taxidermy
Antler, Wood
Mid-20th Century German Black Forest Taxidermy
Antler, Wood
Mid-20th Century German Black Forest Taxidermy
Metal
2010s Austrian Black Forest Taxidermy
Fur
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Taxidermy
Feathers
21st Century and Contemporary American Taxidermy
Feathers
Late 19th Century Swiss Folk Art Antique Taxidermy
Bone, Wood
Late 19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique Taxidermy
Pewter
Mid-20th Century German Black Forest Taxidermy
Antler, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary South African Taxidermy
Animal Skin
Late 20th Century German Black Forest Taxidermy
Antler, Wood
Mid-19th Century German Black Forest Antique Taxidermy
Antler, Wood
1950s Austrian Folk Art Vintage Taxidermy
Antler, Wood
15th Century and Earlier Indonesian Antique Taxidermy
Bone
Mid-20th Century German Black Forest Taxidermy
Wood, Antler
Late 19th Century French Antique Taxidermy
Ostrich Eggshell, Oak
19th Century French Antique Taxidermy
Metal
Mid-20th Century German Black Forest Taxidermy
Antler, Wood
Late 19th Century German Rustic Antique Taxidermy
Antler, Wood
Late 19th Century German Rustic Antique Taxidermy
Antler, Wood
Late 19th Century German Rustic Antique Taxidermy
Antler, Wood
Early 20th Century German Rustic Taxidermy
Antler, Wood
Late 19th Century German Rustic Antique Taxidermy
Antler, Wood
Mid-20th Century German Black Forest Taxidermy
Antler, Wood
Mid-20th Century German Black Forest Taxidermy
Antler, Wood
Mid-20th Century German Black Forest Taxidermy
Antler, Wood
Late 20th Century German Rustic Taxidermy
Antler, Wood
Early 20th Century German Rustic Taxidermy
Antler, Wood
Early 20th Century German Rustic Taxidermy
Antler, Wood
20th Century British Taxidermy
Organic Material, Wood
Mid-20th Century German Black Forest Taxidermy
Antler, Wood
Mid-20th Century Cameroonian Taxidermy
Organic Material
21st Century and Contemporary American Taxidermy
Animal Skin
Late 19th Century German Black Forest Antique Taxidermy
Antler, Wood
Decorating with Antique, New and Vintage Taxidermy
The centuries-old practice of taxidermy continues to enjoy remarkable longevity, with today's top designers making mounted and preserved animals key elements of their decor.
Taxidermy captures animals in an eternal moment of animation, so perhaps it’s fitting that the deployment of these preternaturally preserved creatures — and other natural specimens — as decorative accents has endured far longer than the sell-by-date for most design trends. Certainly, the style-setting enthusiasts of tasteful decorating with taxidermy are as passionate as they are many.
Martha Stewart is a lifelong lover of the preservationist’s art, and she has proudly posed with the vintage game birds, foxes and bears that adorn Skylands, her 1920s retreat in Seal Harbor, Maine. Angelina Jolie began an avian menagerie when her daughter Shiloh brought home a dead bird she wanted to keep as a pet. Danielle Steel has an elegant Paris residence packed with exotic specimens, including a giraffe in the foyer. Over-the-top taxidermy remains the flashy signature of party planner and decorator extraordinaire Ken Fulk.
For Chicago decorator Summer Thornton, the reason for taxidermy’s persistent appeal is obvious: “There’s nothing more beautiful than natural creation.” New York designer Ryan Korban agrees: “They add a layer of whimsy to a room that no other decorative arts element can give.” Patrick Mele, another New York designer, thinks there’s a spiritual component to this attraction. These creatures, he says, “are a special gift to be around. Birds, especially, are so colorful they look hyper-real. They remind us that those crazy colors are right there in nature.”
In the vast inventory of collectibles and curiosities on 1stDibs, find antique, new and vintage preserved and mounted taxidermy specimens for your Wunderkammern, mantle or carefully curated home library.