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Taxidermy For Sale
Great Deer Trophy Mount on Wooden Carved Plaque 1935
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A large antique deer (Capreolus capreolus) trophy on a wooden carved plaque with brown finish. The trophy was shot in 1935. Good condition with hand painted inscription on the plaque...
Category
Early 20th Century German Rustic Taxidermy
Materials
Antler, Wood
Antique Taxidermy Dome, English Glass Display Showcase, Specimen, Late Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique taxidermy dome. An English, glass and ebonised base display showcase, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900.
Appealing example, with a pleasingly brigh...
Category
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Glass, Wood
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
Black Forest Austrian Cushion Red Deer Fur Sofina Boutique Kitzbühel
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
Cushion red deer fur with white spots. Backside grey wool.
The fur comes from the Kitzbuehel alps. Made in Kitzbühel, Austria.
Category
2010s Austrian Black Forest Taxidermy
Materials
Fur
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
Composition of a Plaster Skull Decorated with Butterflies
Located in Leuven , BE
A modern approach to taxidermy with this plastered skull covered with shells of green beetles. The helmet-like covering is made from the Blue Morpho butterfly, and they are known to ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Taxidermy
Materials
Organic Material, Plaster
Early 20th C Pair Transverse Section's of Fossil Sponges Natural History Curio
Located in Lowestoft, GB
Pair of Transverse Section's of Fossil Sponges (Ventriculites), housed in there original cardboard and glazed display boxes with labels
From the upper chalk, Kent. Ex museum colle...
Category
Early 20th Century English 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
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
MOUFLON 20th Century HUNTING TROPHY
Located in Madrid, ES
MOUFLON 20th Century HUNTING TROPHY
Chest mount 221 points "Gold Medal" Hungary.
Approx. size: 70 cm.
good conditions
Category
20th Century South African Modern Taxidermy
Materials
Animal Skin
Large Female Cougar Taxidermy Mount
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Idaho female cougar on faux rock ledge. Newer mount. Length including base 64"H, top of ears to bottom of tail 36", protrudes 23".
PERIOD: Contemporary
ORIGIN: British Columbia, Can...
Category
2010s Taxidermy
Materials
Other
Alaskan Snow Pheasant
Located in New York, NY
The Alaskan Snow Pheasant is a beautiful bird with unique features that make it a stunning addition to any collection. This bird is native to the Alaskan region and is well-known for...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Taxidermy
Materials
Feathers
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
Black Forest Vintage Deer Trophy on Carved Plaque 1947
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Black Forest Vintage Deer Trophy on Carved Plaque 1947
A large vintage deer (Capreolus capreolus) trophy on a wooden carved plaque. The plaque fea...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Black Forest Taxidermy
Materials
Wood, Antler
Idaho 6 x 6 Elk Mount
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Idaho 6 x 6 elk taxidermy mount. With slight right turn to head and nice fur. Lage set of antlers. 50”H x 48”W protrudes 48”. Would make a great statement piece in a rustic lodge or ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Taxidermy
Materials
Antler, Hide
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
Botanical Model in Enlarged Section of a Moraceae Syconium, Italy, 1930s
Located in Milan, IT
Model in enlarged section of the Moraceae syconium (fig for example is a sicon). The model is made of painted plaster and almost certainly made by Paravia in the 1930s. Measures cm 3...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Taxidermy
Materials
Plaster
TWENTY-FOUR POINT DEER HUNTING TROPHY 20th century
Located in Madrid, ES
TWENTY-FOUR POINT DEER HUNTING TROPHY
Chest mount 234 points "CIC Gold Medal" Bulgaria.
Approx. length: 170 cm.
very good condition
Category
20th Century South African Modern Taxidermy
Materials
Animal Skin
Roosevelt Elk and Moose Antler Floor Lamp
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Massive Roosevelt elk and moose antler floor lamp with rawhide shade. Elk from the Coleville Reservation. All first season sheds with natural c...
Category
2010s American Taxidermy
Materials
Antler
Deer Antler Mount from France
Located in Chicago, IL
Deer Antler Mount from France probably from the 1960s.
Category
1960s French Country Vintage Taxidermy
Materials
Antler
Black Forest Austrian Pair of Red Deer Fur Cushions Sofina Boutique Kitzbühel
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
Pair of soft red deer fur cushions with white spots. Backside grey and camel cashmere wool.
The fur comes from the Kitzbuehel alps.
Category
2010s Austrian Black Forest Taxidermy
Materials
Fur
Taxidermy Free-Standing Blackbuck Antelope
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A Taxidermy Blackbuck (Antilope Cervicapra)
20th century
Mounted free-standing with the head turned.
Measure: H 107 cm.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Taxidermy
Materials
Other
Enchanted Illusions: Taxidermy Magician Rabbit Diorama
Located in New York, NY
"Abracadabra!" Taxidermy Magician Rabbit showcased within an exquisite custom-designed stage diorama. This enchanting piece combines the mystique of taxidermy with the whimsical wor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Victorian Taxidermy
Materials
Fur, Wood
A Taxidermy Study Of An African Impala, By Anthony Redmile, London, c.1970
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
An extremely rare taxidermy study of an African impala by Anthony Redmile. Also known as a rooibok, it is a medium-sized antelope found in the eastern and southern regions of Africa. Mounted on a tapering silver plated base, impressed and signed J Anthony Redmile...
Category
20th Century British Taxidermy
Materials
Silver Plate
Large Antique Botany Display Dome, English, Glass, Specimen Showcase, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large antique botany display dome. An English, glass over ebonised mahogany specimen showcase, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900.
Of good proportion for dis...
Category
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Glass
Camel sculpture attributed to Liberty London
Located in Lugo, IT
Leather camel attributed to the Liberty atelier in London
Good condition.
Thank you
Category
1940s English Vintage Taxidermy
Materials
Animal Skin
19th Century Double Deer Taxidermy Rack and Mirror
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
19th century Adirondack double deer hat rack/mirror from a lodge in the Pennsylvania mountains. Note quarter sawn oak and trim; Victorian lighting each side, late 19th century. Hard ...
Category
Early 19th Century American Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Other
Colorful Insect Composition in Czech Mouth Blown Glass Globe
Located in Leuven , BE
This lovely colorful composition of five purple wing grasshoppers. Titanacris albipes come from South America and are one of the most beautiful grasshoppers in the world.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Taxidermy
Materials
Organic Material
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
Splendid Taxidermy Argus Pheasant 'Argusianus Argus', Zoo Animal
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A Very Impressive Taxidermy Great Argus Pheasant (Argusianus Argus)
21st century, mounted by Zoologisk konservator Mikkel Carlsen (Denmark)
Mounte...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Taxidermy
Materials
Other
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
Abnorm White Tailed Deer Trophy Mount on Wooden Plaque ca. 1900s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Abnorm White Tailed Deer Trophy Mount on Wooden Plaque ca. 1900s
A large abnorme white tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) trophy on a wooden plaque with black finish. The trophy w...
Category
Early 20th Century German Black Forest Taxidermy
Materials
Antler, Wood
African Impala Horn and Partial Skull Mount, 1st Quarter 20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
The upper section of the skull mounted on a carved oak backplate with a molded edge.
Category
Early 20th Century African Taxidermy
Materials
Bone
Pair of Candlesticks Mounted on Antelope Feet, circa 1940
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Pair of steel candlesticks mounted with antelope feet. Square steel sheet base folded over to form the legs and support.
Category
1940s European Vintage Taxidermy
Materials
Iron
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
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...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Sterling Silver
Metalized Skull of a Warthog
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Metalized skull of a warthog. The skull is provided with a real metal layer which has been corroded making it a beautiful patina.
The skull is mounted on ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary South African Taxidermy
Materials
Bone
Victorian Taxidermy Diorama with White Wagtail ca. 1900
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Victorian Taxidermy Diorama with white wagtail ca. 1900
An antique diorama with a taxidermied white wagtail sitting in a handpainted landscape. Moun...
Category
Early 20th Century German Rustic Taxidermy
Materials
Wood, Glass
Giant Pair of Antlers of a Hungarian Red Stag
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Giant pair of antlers of a Hungarian red stag. It is an extremely large and heavy specimen. The total weight is 8,8kg.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Hungarian Taxidermy
Mid 20th Century Folk Art Pug Bull Dog Leather Coin Purse Bag
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A wonderful leather coin purse, with what appears to be bull dog possibly a pug.
Pressed leather front with its original applied eyes, nickel plated metal wear.
The exterior is in ...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Taxidermy
Materials
Metal
African Eland Mount on Shaped Oak Plaque, Early 20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Slightly splayed Eland horn and partial skull mounted on shaped oak plaque.
Category
1920s African Vintage Taxidermy
Materials
Horn
Vintage Boho Hand Painted Wooden Faux Tusks - a Pair
Located in west palm beach, FL
This pair of vintage boho hand-painted wooden faux tusks brings a touch of global charm and artistic flair to any space. Featuring intricate patterns and vibrant colors, these decora...
Category
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Taxidermy
Materials
Wood, Paint
European Fallow Deerhorn Mount on Dark Oak Backplate, Early 20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Interestingly shaped fallow deer antlers, well patinated and mounted on a shaped dark oak shield-form backplate.
Category
Early 20th Century European Taxidermy
Materials
Antler
Vibrantly Coloured Peacock Pheasant Wall Mount, 20th Century
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A taxidermy grey peacock-pheasant (POLYPLECTRON BICALCARATUM)
20th century
Naturalistically mounted on a wood branch, in courting position, showing its peacock-eyed plumage, ...
Category
20th Century Dutch Taxidermy
Materials
Other
19th C Hand Painted Entomology Studies Gothic Revival Shadow Box Taxidermy Curio
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A collection of finely painted entomology studies, on card later mounted and set within a fantastic velvet lined, glazed period gothic revival shadow box.
The shadow box has its or...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Velvet, Glass, Pine, Paper
Vintage African Cape Bushbuck Taxidermy Shoulder Mount Cabin Wall Decor
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage African Cape Bushbuck Taxidermy Shoulder Mount Cabin Wall Decor. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements (Overall): 29" H x 9" W x 18.5" D. Each antler approx 10" Long measured ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Rustic Taxidermy
Materials
Horn
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
Vintage Taxidermy Deer Shoulder Mount Wall Decor w/ Metal Leaves (R&L) - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Taxidermy Deer Shoulder Mount Wall Decor with Green Metal Leaves (Right and Left) - a Pair. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements (Overall): 29" H x 13" W x 15" D. Each antl...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Rustic Taxidermy
Materials
Horn
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
Vintage Largemouth Bass Log Wall Mount Real Skin Taxidermy Fishing Wall Decor
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Largemouth Bass on Log Wall Mount Real Skin Taxidermy Fishing Wall Decor. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements (Overall): 39" H x 21" W x 8" D. Fish alone approx 21" Long.
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Rustic Taxidermy
Materials
Animal Skin, Wood
Mounted Taxidermy Hunting Fox with Rifle
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Mounted taxidermy hunting fox with rifle. The fox is beautifully finished with backpack, hunter's hat and ammunition belt. A real eyecatcher.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Taxidermy
Materials
Leather
Vintage Buffalo Horns on Oak Wood Wall Plaque Taxidermy Cabin Decor
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Buffalo Horns on Oak Wood Wall Plaque Taxidermy Cabin Decor. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements (Overall): 11.5" H x 17" W x 8" D. Each antler approx. 8" Long measured wi...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Rustic Taxidermy
Materials
Horn
Mounted Taxidermy Hare with Rifle
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Mounted taxidermy hare with rifle. The hare is beautifully finished with backpack, hunter's hat and ammunition belt. A real eyecatcher.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Taxidermy
Materials
Patent Leather
A hunting rifles holder made from deer antlers and oak wood, France 1920.
Located in Milan, IT
A rifles holder, or sticks holder, from a French chalet, made from deer antlers. Possibility of hanging 4 rifles. The base is made of oak wood. Taxidermist Paul Martinot, Rue du Temp...
Category
Early 20th Century French Taxidermy
Materials
Antler, Wood
'In Memory of Jacko" the Champion Ratter circa 1850 Taxidermy Dog Interest
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A rather curios Victorian diorama of "Jacko" the ratter c.1850, a plaster model of a terrier presented in a period glass dome mounted with its original ebonised stand. Jacko is mounted on a purple velvet cushion with gold threaded decoration. Mounted between his feet is a circular silver medal, the obverse inscribed 'In memory of Jacko, the Champion Terrier 14 lb Weight', the reserve inscribed 'Presentation Medal to Canine Fancier and M.P.R. Jemmy Shaw London 1852',
The diorama came from the collection of Jack Webb (1923-2019), London.
Jemmy Elton Shaw, also known as Jimm and James was a 19th century pioneer fancier of the early dog show days, a promoter of dog fighting and rat-baiting contests, a breeder of Old English bulldogs, bull terriers and toy terriers...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Plaster, Pine, Glass
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
Vintage Whitetail Deer Hoof Foot Taxidermy Wall Thermometer on Oak Wood Plaque
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Whitetail Deer Hoof Foot Taxidermy Wall Thermometer on Oak Wood Plaque. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements (Overall): 15" H x 4" W x 3" D. Foot alone approx 12" Long.
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Primitive Taxidermy
Materials
Fur, Oak
Shagreen Breakfast Tray
Located in New York, NY
Shagreen Breakfast Tray:
Measures: 22" x 14" x 11"
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Taxidermy
Materials
Shagreen
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.