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Taxidermy For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: Early 1900s
Tall Antique Display Showcase, English, Glass, Taxidermy, Dome, Victorian, 1850
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a tall antique display showcase. An English, glass and stained pine taxidermy or ornament dome, dating to the early Victorian period,...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Early Victorian Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Glass, Pine
Antique Ovoid Display Dome, English Glass, Taxidermy, Clock, Showcase, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
Our Stock # 24367
This is an antique ovoid display dome. An English, glass and mahogany taxidermy or clock showcase, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1890.
Appealing ovoi...
Category
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Glass, Wood
Tall Victorian Antique Taxidermy Specimen Dome, English Glass Display Case, 1870
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a tall antique taxidermy specimen dome. An English, glass and ebonised pine display case, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1870.
Well proportioned Victorian dome, idea...
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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Glass, Pine
Antique Taxidermy Sea Eagles by Henry Ward, Father of Roland Ward
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Pair of sea eagles by Henry Ward. Father of Roland Ward.
An exceptional pair of cased sea eagles by Henry Ward. The case contains a cleverly modelled pair...
Category
1880s English Sporting Art Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Other
Small Antique Display Dome, English, Taxidermy, Specimen, Showcase, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small antique display dome. An English, glass and ebonised mahogany taxidermy specimen showcase, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1880.
Charmingly petite and offerin...
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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Glass, Wood
Moose Antler Bookends
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Moose antler bookends or candle holders from Wyoming. Goes great with our other antler furniture and accessories.
Period: First quarter 20th Century
O...
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Early 1900s American Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Antler
$300 / set
Wide Antique Clock Dome, English, Glass, Pine, Display Showcase, Victorian, 1860
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a wide antique clock dome. An English, glass over ebonised pine display showcase, dating to the mid Victorian period, circa 1860.
Superb size, ideal for a larger mantel clo...
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Late 19th Century British High Victorian Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Glass
Antique Mantel Clock Dome, English, Glass, Taxidermy Showcase, Late Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique mantel clock dome. An English, glass over ebonised base taxidermy showcase, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1880.
Fin...
Category
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Glass
Pair Of Antique Display Domes, English, Glass, Taxidermy Showcase, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of antique display domes. An English, glass over pine taxidermy showcase, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1850.
Superb display pair, with appealing bases...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Early Victorian Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Glass, Pine
Rare Antler Desk Standish with Elaborate Carvings, Germany ca. 1840
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Rare Antler Desk Standish with Elaborate Carvings, Germany ca. 1840
A rare antique writing desk set made of wood and original antlers decorated with fine carved hunting scenes depic...
Category
Mid-19th Century German Black Forest Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Wood, Antler
Tall Antique Taxidermy Dome, English, Glass, Pine, Display Case, Victorian, 1880
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a tall antique taxidermy dome. An English, glass and ebonised pine display case, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1880.
Tall, slim proportion - ideal for displayi...
Category
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Glass, Pine
Taxidermy marine specimen: a Puffer fish, Italy 1870.
Located in Milan, IT
Taxidermy marine natural Wunderkammer specimen, the common Puffer fish Tetradontidae. The Specimen is stuffed and mounted over a base that rotates 360 degrees on its own axis and til...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Brass
Tall Victorian Antique Collector's Dome, English Glass, Taxidermy Showcase, 1880
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a tall antique collector's dome. An English, glass and ebonised mahogany taxidermy or specimen showcase, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1880.
Delightful Victori...
Category
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Glass, Wood
Black Forest Vintage Deer Trophy on Carved Plaque 1943
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Black Forest Vintage Deer Trophy on Carved Plaque 1943
A large vintage deer (Capreolus capreolus) trophy on a wooden carved plaque. The plaque fea...
Category
Mid-19th Century German Black Forest Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Wood, Antler
Didactic Flower Model German Manufacture of 1860 circa Made of Painted Plaster
Located in Milan, IT
Didactic flower, German manufacture of 1860 circa, depicting Marchantia Polymorpha L., made of painted plaster on a wooden base; the seed is removab...
Category
1860s German Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Plaster
Rare Engraved Prints of Skulls of an Eskimo Dog and The Icelandic SheepDog, 1842
Located in Langweer, NL
Description: Antique print, titled: 'Mammiferes Plate 10 - Crane de Chiens des Esquimaux, Crane de Chien d'Islande.'
This rare plate shows the skulls of the Eskimo dog and the Ic...
Category
1840s Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Paper
$810 Sale Price
20% Off
Stuffed bird for natural history cabinet, Domestic Sparrow, Italy 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer: Stuffed bird (Passer Domesticus) Domestic sparrow, mounted on a wooden base with cartouche. Specimen for laboratory and Natural history cabinet. S...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Wood, Paper
Stuffed bird for natural history cabinet, Lark, Italy 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer: Stuffed bird (Alauda arvensis) Lark, mounted on a wooden base with cartouche. Specimen for laboratory and Natural history cabinet. S. Brogi Natura...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Wood, Paper
William Farren of Cambridge Golden Pheasant Taxidermy Glass Dome Wall Mount
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A wonderful mount by William Farren of 23 Regent Street Cambridge of a Golden Pheasant.
Housed in a wall mounted glass display dome, on a velvet ground mahogany base.
The original ...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Natural Fiber, Glass, Hardwood
Stuffed Bullfinch Bird for Natural History Cabinet, Bullfinch, Italy 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer Stuffed bird (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) Bullfinch on a wooden base with cartouche Specimen for laboratory and Natural history cabinet. S. Brogi Naturalist...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Animal Skin, Wood, Paper, Feathers
Siberian Deer Trophy Mount on Wooden Plaque ca. 1900s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Siberian Deer Trophy Mount on Wooden Plaque ca. 1900s
Item e6939
A large antique Siberian deer (Capreolus pygargus) trophy on a wooden turned plaque with black finish. The trophy was...
Category
Late 19th Century German Black Forest Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Antler, Wood
Important 19th Century Austrian Red Stag Trophy from Royal Hunt Collection
Located in Houston, TX
Important 19th Century Austrian Red Stag Trophy taken by Emporor Franz from Eckartsau Josef Castle in the Southern Austrian Alps
Was appraised by Tuscan Antiques Roadshow expert, Jam...
Category
19th Century Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Bronze
$14,316 Sale Price
20% Off
Stuffed Bird for Natural History Cabinet, Italy 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer Stuffed bird (Aythya marila) gray duck small plunger mounted on a wooden base with cartouche Specimen for laboratory an...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Animal Skin, Wood, Paper, Feathers
Vintage Jewellery, Stag Motif Brooch
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Reversible Victorian brooch.
A two sided swivel brooch, on one side a photograph of a Victorian gentleman, the other side has a marvellous intricate car...
Category
1870s Austrian Sporting Art Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Horn
Pair of taxidermy stuffed Pogona reptiles, natural history cabinet, Italy 1850
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer. A pair of taxidermy stuffed Pogona Vitticeps reptils, mounted on an olive briar and swiss pine wooden base. Sulfur glass eyes. Specimen for labora...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Glass, Wood
Three Sterling Silver Mounted Commemorative Horse Hoof Inkwells
Located in London, GB
These interesting inkwells were crafted in Britain between the Victorian period and early to mid-20th century.
The works have been created from horse hooves, applied with sterling silver mounts. Each hoof has been set onto a silver horseshoe and features a silver top and lid. Two of the tops have been engraved to imitate real horse hair, while the third is more simple, with banded ornament. All three have been given covers, two of which feature commemorative inscriptions. One lid states, ‘The Grey/1907-1917’ — presumably the name of the favourite racehorse, whose hoof this is — and another reads, ‘Mavourneen/ Died June 29th / Aged 53’. ‘Mavourneen’ is an Irish Gaelic word meaning ‘my beloved’. The dedicatee’s age of 53 implies that they were a human, perhaps a jokey, or racehorse owner. The lids open up onto a silver-lined interior, intended to be used for storing ink as part of a desk arrangement. The inkwells are stamped, on their underside, with silver hallmarks and maker’s marks, ‘J.T.’ and ‘C & CS’.
This set of three horse hoof inkwells...
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Sterling Silver
Cape Buffalo Skull
Located in Grange-Over-Sands, GB
A large Cape Buffalo (Syncerus caffer) skull. Late 19th or early 20thC. In excellent condition with good symmetrical horns and fused boss. The span of the horns is 3ft.
Category
Early 1900s Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Bone, Horn
$1,050
1880s Texas Horn Chair
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
This horn chair came from Texas and was made for the Glantz Ranch between 1880 and 1900. The piece was inherited by Ruth Glantz around 1920 and purchased from her daughter by Fred an...
Category
1880s American Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Antler, Leather, Horn
$9,775
Late 19th Century Original Painted Green Faux Marble Dog Canine Kennel
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A charming painted wooden dog kennel with pitched roof standing on styled feet.
The original green painted body, with a faux marble painted pediment and red roof. The pediment als...
Category
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Pine
19th Century Circa 1860 Victorian Miniature English White Terrier Taxidermy
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A very rare Victorian taxidermy dog, often scaled down by the best naturalist of the period. Also could be the extinct English White Terrier circa 1860
...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Natural Fiber, Glass, Pine
French Significantly Large & Expertly Carved Walnut Cow Head, 2nd half 19th cen.
Located in Atlanta, GA
The size of this carved head and the detail of the carving accompanied by the size of the horns makes this wall sculpture remarkable, likely made for a boucherie as an advertisement, the horns joined to the head by a wood putty and colored to match, mounted by a slightly hollowed cut in the rear with an iron crossbar, mounts flush...
Category
1860s French Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Horn, Walnut
19th Century Early Victorian Tortoise Mount On Oak Oval Taxidermy Curio
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A wonderful and totally original early Victorian taxidermy tortoise, mounted on a thick oval oak board with decorative chamfered edge with brass han...
Category
19th Century English Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Natural Fiber, Oak
Victorian Display with Taxidermy Birds of Paradise by Jane C. Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An extremely rare Australian Victorian display cabinet with birds of paradise by Jane Catherine Ward (1817-1889)
Sydney, circa 1880
Wi...
Category
19th Century Australian Late Victorian Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Other
Pepared Fish in Bow Fronted Case, Bream
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Taxidermy, Preserved Fish, Cased Bream.
A cased bream by Frederick William Anstiss (1864 - 1936) in a nice bow fronted case with gilt lines. The case contains a cleverly modelled br...
Category
1890s British Sporting Art Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Glass
Rustic Water Buffalo Skull Taxidermy
Located in Queens, NY
African style taxidermy large water buffalo skull mounted on oak shield shaped wall plaque (19/20th Cent.)
Category
Late 19th Century Rustic Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Horn
Taxidermy Natural History Collection of 20 19th C Microscope Specimen Slides
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A collection of 20 Victorian glass microscope specimens slides, with hand penned titles and catalogue numbers.
Glass with a paper covering and a decorative tartan border, age relat...
Category
19th Century English Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Natural Fiber, Glass, Paper
Great Carved Black Forest Horn Lithophany, Germany ca. 1840
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Great Carved Black Forest Horn Lithophany, Germany ca. 1840
Museal rustic lithophany depicting finely carved chamoise in a mountain landscape. The f...
Category
Mid-19th Century German Black Forest Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Wood, Antler
A rare pair of painted armorial Green Sea Turtle shells (Chelonia mydas)
Located in Amsterdam, NL
England, late 19th century
Each large carapace is intricately painted with heraldic emblems. The first shell bears the coat-of-arms of the Tyerman family, while the second depicts t...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Stuffed Bird for Natural History Cabinet, Italy 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer Stuffed green Bengal bird (Amandava formosa Latham), mounted on a wooden base with cartouche Specimen for laboratory and Natural history cabinet...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Animal Skin, Wood, Paper, Feathers
19th Century Taxidermy Miniature Pinscher (Reh Pinscher) Under Glass Dome Velvet
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A loved and cherished companion, 19th century taxidermy miniature Pinscher, also known as a Reh Pinscher due to their resemblance to a small deer.
laid upon a velvet plinth housed i...
Category
19th Century English Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Natural Fiber, Glass, Pine
Large 19th C Woolly Mammoth Mammuthus Primigenius Molar Specimen Taxidermy
Located in Lowestoft, GB
An incredibly preserved, large Woolly Mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius) molar section, the piece has a fantastic patina from decades of handling.
A very small section missing from one...
Category
19th Century European Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Natural Fiber
Stuffed Bird for Natural History Cabinet, Italy, 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer Stuffed bird (Sturnus vulgaris) European starling mounted on a wooden base with cartouche Specimen for laboratory and N...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Animal Skin, Wood, Paper, Feathers
Pair Antique English Sheffield Silver Mounted Trophy Horns, Circa 1890.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair Antique English Sheffield Silver Mounted Trophy Horns, Circa 1890.
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Silver
19th Century English Regency Toleware & Brass Parrot Bird Stand
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A rare and early 19th century original painted toleware and brass parrot stand, age related abrasions. knocks and minor dents all commensurate from age and use. The brass section has...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Brass
Stuffed bird for natural history cabinet, Lonely Sparrow, Italia 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer Stuffed bird (Passer domesticus) Lonely Sparrow, mounted on a wooden base with cartouche Specimen for laboratory and Natural history cabinet. S. Br...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Wood, Paper
Victorian Display Box with Taxidermy Turako's, Rowland Ward, Late 19th Century
By Rowland Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A Victorian display case with taxidermy turaco birds, labelled for and by George F. Butt for Rowland Ward
Late 19th-early 20th century
The...
Category
19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Other
Stuffed Robin Bird for Natural History Cabinet, Italy, 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer Stuffed bird (Erithacus rubecula) Robin on a wooden base with cartouche Specimen for laboratory and Natural history cabinet. S. Brogi Naturalista. ...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Animal Skin, Wood, Paper, Feathers
Sioux Brain Tanned and Beaded Work Bag
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Hidatsa Sioux work bag from Fort Berthold, North Dakota. Properly referred to as a woman's work bag that was used for holding sewing materials, sinew, awls and beads. Sinew sewn on brain tanned...
Category
Late 19th Century American Native American Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Hide
Stuffed Bird for Natural History Cabinet, Italy, 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer Stuffed bird Great Spotted Red woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) mounted on a wooden base with cartouche Specimen for labo...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Animal Skin, Wood, Paper, Feathers
Stuffed Bird for Natural History Cabinet, Italy, 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer Stuffed bird (Streptopelia turtur) Dove on a wooden base with cartouche Specimen for laboratory and Natural history cab...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Animal Skin, Wood, Paper, Feathers
A pair of ostrich eggs with their turned solid oak bases, France XIXth century
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
A pair of emptied ostrich eggs with their turned solid oak bases, dating back to the 19th century and originating from a cabinet of curiosities,
Ostrich eggs are particularly impres...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Ostrich Eggshell, Oak
$929 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Stuffed bird for natural history cabinet, Calandra Lark, Italia 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer: Stuffed bird (Melanocorypha calandra) Calandra Lark, mounted on a wooden base with cartouche. Specimen for laboratory and Natural history cabinet....
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Wood, Paper
Stuffed bird for natural history cabinet, Trush Sparrow Italia 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer: Stuffed bird (Turdus pilaris) Trush Sparrow, mounted on a wooden base with cartouche. Specimen for laboratory and Natural history cabinet. S. Brog...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Wood, Paper
Taxidermy Curio "Amber Containing an Inset Zanzibar 1887" Francis Amasa Walker
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A victorian amber specimen, with a small inset captured within. Housed in it original cardboard and glazed display case, with a label reading "Amber Co...
Category
Late 19th Century African Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Natural Fiber
19th Century Curios Taxidermy Head Mount English Adult Goose
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A well presented late 19th century taxidermy adult Goose head mount, it would appear this has been produced by a good period taxidermist, possibly Rowland Ward or the like. The Goose...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Natural Fiber, Straw
Stuffed Green Sandpiper Bird for Natural History Cabinet, Italy 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer Stuffed bird Green Sandpiper (Tringa Ochropus) mounted on a wooden base with cartouche Specimen for laboratory and Natural history cabinet. S. Brog...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Animal Skin, Wood, Paper, Feathers
Victorian Blue European Roller (Coracias Garrulus) Bird in Glass Dome Taxidermy
Located in Nottingham, GB
Victorian Blue European Roller (Coracias Garrulus) Bird in Glass Dome Taxidermy
Dating to late late 19th century, Victorian
From a private collection
The European roller (Coracias ...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Glass, Wood, Feathers
Stuffed House Sparrow Bird for Natural History Cabinet, Italy, 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer Stuffed bird (Passer domesticus) House sparrow mounted on a wooden base with cartouche Specimen for laboratory and Natural history cabinet. S. Brog...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Animal Skin, Wood, Paper, Feathers
Pair of African Antelope Horns Mounted on Base of Stainless Steel
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of African antelope horns mounted on base of stainless steel.
Measures: H 97cm, D 13cm.
Category
Early 1900s African Colonial Revival Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Iron
Stuffed Bird for Natural History Cabinet, Italy, 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer Stuffed bird Sandpiper (Tringa subarcuata) mounted on a wooden base with cartouche Specimen for laboratory and Natural ...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Animal Skin, Wood, Paper, Feathers
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.