Taxidermy
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Taxidermy
Glass, Wood
Mid-19th Century German Black Forest Antique Taxidermy
Antler, Wood
Mid-20th Century German Black Forest Taxidermy
Wood, Antler
Early 20th Century African Taxidermy
Horn
1980s English Sporting Art Vintage Taxidermy
Animal Skin
21st Century and Contemporary Taxidermy
Animal Skin
21st Century and Contemporary French Other Taxidermy
Shell, Glass, Wood
Early 20th Century English Taxidermy
Natural Fiber, Glass
Early 20th Century German Rustic Taxidermy
Antler, Wood
Mid-20th Century German Black Forest Taxidermy
Wood, Antler
1860s French Antique Taxidermy
Horn, Walnut
Early 20th Century German Black Forest Taxidermy
Wood, Antler
Mid-20th Century German Rustic Taxidermy
Antler, Plaster
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Taxidermy
Animal Skin
20th Century Austrian Folk Art Taxidermy
Antler, Wood
1970s North American Arts and Crafts Vintage Taxidermy
Plaster
2010s American Taxidermy
Other
21st Century and Contemporary Angolan Taxidermy
Fur
20th Century Korean Taxidermy
Fur
1960s French Country Vintage Taxidermy
Antler
21st Century and Contemporary Taxidermy
Feathers
20th Century Taxidermy
Fur
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Taxidermy
Wood, Feathers, Natural Fiber
20th Century Belgian Taxidermy
Organic Material
Early 20th Century Austrian Folk Art Taxidermy
Antler, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Taxidermy
Feathers
Early 20th Century German Black Forest Taxidermy
Wood, Antler
Mid-20th Century Swedish Victorian Taxidermy
Slate
Early 20th Century German Black Forest Taxidermy
Wood, Antler
Early 20th Century German Black Forest Taxidermy
Wood, Antler
1920s English Sporting Art Vintage Taxidermy
Animal Skin
21st Century and Contemporary Taxidermy
Feathers
20th Century British Taxidermy
Silver Plate
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Taxidermy
Pine
1920s British Victorian Vintage Taxidermy
Glass, Wood
Early 20th Century German Black Forest Taxidermy
Antler, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Victorian Taxidermy
Animal Skin
21st Century and Contemporary Taxidermy
Shagreen
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Victorian Taxidermy
Animal Skin
20th Century Brazilian Taxidermy
Organic Material
Late 19th Century African Antique Taxidermy
Natural Fiber
20th Century Taxidermy
Fur
1970s American Vintage Taxidermy
Fur, Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Taxidermy
Glass, Wood, Paper
21st Century and Contemporary American Victorian Taxidermy
Fur, Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Victorian Taxidermy
Animal Skin
20th Century Art Deco Taxidermy
Crocodile
21st Century and Contemporary African Taxidermy
Feathers
2010s Taxidermy
Other
Mid-20th Century South African Taxidermy
Horn, Lucite
Mid-20th Century German Rustic Taxidermy
Antler, Wood
Mid-19th Century German Black Forest Antique Taxidermy
Wood, Antler
Early 20th Century German Rustic Taxidermy
Antler, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Victorian Taxidermy
Animal Skin
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Taxidermy
Steel
20th Century French Taxidermy
Organic Material, Wood
Mid-20th Century Dutch Taxidermy
Animal Skin
Mid-19th Century German Black Forest Antique Taxidermy
Wood, Antler
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.