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Rufous-Vented Laughinthrush Fine Taxidermy by DS&vT
By Sinke
Van Tongeren
Located in Haarlem, NL
lifetime.
Note: None of our animals have been taken from the wild. All animals died of natural causes
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Natural Specimens
Materials
Animal Skin
Oriental Magpie Robin Fine Taxidermy by DS&vT
By Sinke
Van Tongeren
Located in Haarlem, NL
is cleaned and treated to last beyond a lifetime.
Note: None of our animals have been taken from
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Natural Specimens
Materials
Animal Skin
Pagoda Starling Fine Taxidermy by DS&vT
By Sinke
Van Tongeren
Located in Haarlem, NL
museum class. This means it is cleaned and treated to last beyond a lifetime.
Note: None of our animals
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Natural Specimens
Materials
Animal Skin
Blue Jay Fine Taxidermy by DS&vT
By Sinke
Van Tongeren
Located in Haarlem, NL
: None of our animals have been taken from the wild. All animals died of natural causes. Therefore they
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Natural Specimens
Materials
Animal Skin
Diorama with Butterflies and Flowers, Italy, 1870
Located in Milan, IT
A diorama with natural Wunderkammer specimens of multicolored butterflies leaned over flowering
Category
Antique 1870s Italian Natural Specimens
Materials
Animal Skin, Glass, Fruitwood
Diorama with Two Decoy Fishes, Italy, 1870
Located in Milan, IT
A natural Wunderkammer specimen, a marine diorama with two decoy fishes (Pterois Volitans), a
Category
Antique 1870s Italian Natural Specimens
Materials
Animal Skin, Glass, Wood
Pair of Pogona Reptiles for Natural History Cabinet, Italy 1850
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer. A pair of taxidermy stuffed Pogona Vitticeps reptils, mounted
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Natural Specimens
Materials
Animal Skin, Wood, Pine
Stuffed Bird for Natural History Cabinet, Italy 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer Stuffed bird Great Spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Natural Specimens
Materials
Animal Skin, Wood, Paper, Feathers
Diorama with Stuffed Bird for Natural History Cabinet, Italy 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Diorama with a natural specimen from Wunderkammer. Stuffed bird Common pigeon (Columba livia
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Natural Specimens
Materials
Animal Skin, Blown Glass, Wood
Wunderkammer Diorama: a Parrot and Other 13 Birds, London, 1880
By Copper Shop
Van Erp Studio
Located in Milan, IT
different stuffed birds, also leaning against branches. The specimens, taxidermic birds, are mounted inside
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Natural Specimens
Materials
Animal Skin, Glass, Wood
Rose Quartz Flamingo on an Aquamarine Mineral Specimen Base
Located in Toronto, ON
specimen base. This exotic bird is a decorative combination of ornithology and geology.
Category
2010s American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Rose Quartz, Precious Stone
Butterflies in Flight Black and Green with Blue Tips Mounted
By Olivier Violo
Located in New York, NY
A group of emerald swallowtails in flight, mounted on a black footed wood base in a brass and glass display case.
Category
2010s French Victorian Natural Specimens
Materials
Metal
Deconstructed Tarantula Hawk Wasp by Olivier Violo
By Olivier Violo
Located in New York, NY
Deconstructed tarantula hawk wasp (Megasoma Elephas) in a custom glass case by Olivier Violo. Meticulously mounted in the style of French anatomist Claude Beauchêne.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Napoleon III Natural Specimens
Materials
Metal
Deconstructed Elephant Beetle by Oliver Violo
Located in New York, NY
Deconstructed elephant beetle (Megasoma Elephas) in a glass case by Olivier Violo. Meticulously mounted in the style of French anatomist Claude Beauchene.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Napoleon III Natural Specimens
Materials
Metal
Deconstructed Longhorn Beetle by Olivier Violo
By Olivier Violo
Located in New York, NY
Deconstructed longhorn beetle (Callipogon Barbatus) in a custom glass case by Olivier Violo. Meticulously mounted in the style of French anatomist Claude Beauchêne.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Napoleon III Natural Specimens
Materials
Metal
Horses watering
By William Huggins
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
painting. Unlike many of his contemporaries, Huggins portrayed animals not as static specimens but as
Category
19th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Marine Specimen the Porcupine Fish, Italy, 1870
Located in Milan, IT
Taxidermy marine natural Wunderkammer specimen, the common porcupine fish (Tetrodon Cutcutia). The
Category
Antique 1870s Italian Taxidermy
Materials
Animal Skin, Glass, Fruitwood
A Fasinating Collection of Mounted Specimen Lobster Claws
Located in Hudson, NY
is a match set and is the left and right claw from the animal. Each specimen shows the signs of age
Category
20th Century Unknown Taxidermy
Materials
Marble
Rare Animal Vertebrae Floor Lamp
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Here is an unusual and certainly rare floor lamp unexpectedly crafted from animal vertebre
Category
20th Century American Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Bone
Large Fossilized Sand Dollar, One of a Kind #W2G
Located in Point Richmond, CA
and honey-colored tones and soft edges, it is a fascinating and beautiful specimen.
Animals of the
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier African Other Nautical Objects
Materials
Other
Vintage Wood Mask from Nepal
Located in Roma, IT
, folk, religious, deity, ghosts and demons, animals etc.). Our specimen remember one of the animal
Category
Early 20th Century Nepalese Masks
Materials
Wood
Classic Vintage Midcentury Scandinavian Danish Modern Rosewood Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
specimens of wild animals and plants don’t endanger their survival. The most up-to-date list can be found
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Wood, Rosewood
Low Vintage Mid-Century Danish Modern Rosewood Coffee Table, 1960s
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
trade of certain specimens of wild animals and plants don’t endanger their survival. The most up-to-date
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Classic Vintage Mid-Century Danish Moden Rosewood Cabinet with Compass Legs
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
international regulations known as CITES, which ensure the international trade of certain specimens of wild
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Rosewood
Vintage Mid-Century Danish Modern Rosewood Chest of Drawers by Børge Seindal
By P. Westergaard Møbelfabrik, Børge Seindal
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
international regulations known as Cites, which ensure the international trade of certain specimens of wild
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Rosewood
A Fine Sand Painting by Benjamin Zobel Showing a Deer Being Attacked by a Boa
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Source Taken From a Zoological Specimen in William Bullock’s Museum at 22 Piccadilly London
The subject
Category
Antique Early 1800s English Paintings
Materials
Paint
Vintage Classic Mid-Century Modern Danish Folding Rosewood Dining Table, 1960s
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
regulations known as CITES, which ensure the international trade of certain specimens of wild animals and
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Vintage Mid-Century Scandinavian Modern Rosewood Chest of Drawers by Erik Brouer
By Brouer Mobel, Erik Brouer
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
specimens of wild animals and plants don’t endanger their survival. The most up-to-date list can be found
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Rosewood
Vintage Mid-Century Danish Modern Rosewood Coffee Table with Shelf&Pull-Out Top
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
specimens of wild animals and plants don’t endanger their survival. The most up-to-date list can be found
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Rosewood Scandinavian Round Folding Dining Table
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
specimens of wild animals and plants don’t endanger their survival. The most up-to-date list can be found
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Wood, Rosewood
Vintage Midcentury Danish Modern Rosewood Executive Chair No.43 by E. Kirkegaard
By Erik Kirkegaard
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
ensure the international trade of certain specimens of wild animals and plants don’t endanger their
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Faux Leather, Rosewood
Vintage Midcentury Scandinavian Modern Rosewood Bookcase by Gunni Omann
By Gunni Omann, Omann Jun Møbelfabrik
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
, which ensure the international trade of certain specimens of wild animals and plants don’t endanger
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Wood, Rosewood
Pair of Vintage Danish Modern Lis Chairs in Rosewood
Leather by Niels Koefoed
By Niels Koefoed, Koefoeds Hornslet
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
international regulations known as CITES, which ensure the international trade of certain specimens of wild
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Rosewood
Authentic Diamond Back Rattlesnake Taxidermy Specimen
Located in Miami Beach, FL
We purchased this piece many years ago from a cowboy's estate. Genuine taxidermy of an diamond back rattlesnake with rattle that makes noise if moved. Snake is approximately 48".
Category
Mid-20th Century American Natural Specimens
Materials
Animal Skin
Marine Specimen a Taxidermy Piranha Fish, Italy, 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Taxidermy marine natural Wunderkammer specimen, embalmed Piranha fishes (Serrasalmus Brandtii). The
Category
Antique 1870s Italian Natural Specimens
Materials
Animal Skin, Fruitwood
Marine Specimen: Pair of Marlin Rostrum to Emulate the Narwal Tusk, Italy 1800
Located in Milan, IT
An important pair from Wunderkammer: two Marlin fish rostrum turned to emulate the spiraling shape of the Narwhal tusk.
The base is made of fruit wood according to a neoclassical al...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Natural Specimens
Materials
Animal Skin, Shell, Wood
Vintage French Gouache - Bird Specimen
Located in Houston, TX
French gouache painting of a graceful looking specimen, circa 1950.
Original artwork on paper
Category
1940s Animal Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Paper
Antique Porcupinefish Natural Taxidermy Specimen
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and unusual antique marine natural taxidermy specimen of a Porcupinefish. Belonging to the
Category
Antique 19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Animal Skin, Wood
Vintage French Gouache - Game Bird Specimen
Located in Houston, TX
Beautifully-colored French gouache painting of a game bird specimen, circa 1950.
Original artwork
Category
1950s Animal Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Paper
Vintage French Gouache - Game Bird Specimen
Located in Houston, TX
Beautifully-colored vintage French gouache painting of a game bird, circa 1950.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Mat fits a standard-size fram...
Category
1950s Animal Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Paper
Large Prehistoric Cladocyclus Gardineri Fossil Fish Specimen
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
This rare fossil specimen of a large prehistoric tarpon-like cladocyclus gardineri fish is an
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Brazilian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Slate, Bronze
Rose Quartz Sparrow on Geode Mineral Specimen Base
Located in Toronto, ON
A beautiful hand carved semi precious rose quartz sparrow mounted on a geode mineral specimen base
Category
2010s American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Quartz
Diorama with Butterflies and Flowers, Italy 1870
Located in Milan, IT
A diorama with natural Wunderkammer specimens of multicolored butterflies leaned over flowering
Category
Antique 1860s Italian Natural Specimens
Materials
Animal Skin, Blown Glass, Fruitwood
Diorama with a Butterfly and Flowers, Italy, 1870
Located in Milan, IT
A Diorama with natural Wunderkammer specimens of a brown and yellow butterfly leaned over dry
Category
Antique 1870s Italian Natural Specimens
Materials
Animal Skin, Blown Glass, Fruitwood
Stuffed Bird for Natural History Cabinet, Italia 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer stuffed bird (Tichodroma muraria) wallcreeper bird, on a wooden
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Natural Specimens
Materials
Animal Skin, Wood, Paper, Feathers
Stuffed Bird for Natural History Cabinet, Italy, 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer Stuffed bird (Icterus galbula) Baltimore jaundice on a wooden
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Natural Specimens
Materials
Animal Skin, Wood, Paper, Feathers
Stuffed Bird for Natural History Cabinet, Italy, 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer Stuffed bird (Perdix Rufa) Red Partridge mounted on a wooden
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Natural Specimens
Materials
Animal Skin, Wood, Paper, Feathers
Stuffed Marsh Bird for Natural History Cabinet, Italy 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer Stuffed bird (Emberiza schoeniclus) Migliarino of marsh mounted
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Natural Specimens
Materials
Animal Skin, Wood, Paper, Feathers
Pair of Saw Tooth Fish Bill on Metal Stands
Located in Winnetka, IL
This is a great pair of saw tooth bills on metal stands
They came from a wonderful collection of under the sea items from an avid collector.
Category
20th Century North American Natural Specimens
Materials
Animal Skin
Rose Quartz Flamingo on an Aquamarine Mineral Specimen Base
Located in Toronto, ON
specimen base. This exotic bird is a decorative combination of ornithology and geology.
Category
2010s American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Rose Quartz, Precious Stone
Fossilised Dinosaur Skin
Located in London, GB
Fossilised Skin of a Brachylophosaurus
Approx. 80 Million y/o
An exceptional specimen of
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier American Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
$20,000
English Victorian Taxidermy Group 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
English Victorian taxidermy group
19th Century
composed of frogs playing musical instruments, fighting fencing, hunting and playing among plant motifs. Dome in glass, based on a wo...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Natural Specimens
Materials
Animal Skin
Clear and Smokey Quartz Sparrow Pair on Geode Mineral Specimen Base
Located in Toronto, ON
mineral specimen base. These exotic birds are a decorative combination of ornithology and geology.
Category
2010s American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Quartz
Portrait of a chestnut horse in stable - Scottish 19th century art oil painting
By Robert Alexander
Located in Hagley, England
This beautiful Scottish Victorian horse portrait oil painting is by noted animal artist Robert
Category
19th Century Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Violets and Daisies - Original Oil on Canvas by R. Acerbi - 1964
Located in Roma, IT
light, ethereal and with pastel tones; nature is lost between plants and animal specimens and her still
Category
1960s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
A Marine Specimen Trigger Fish, Italy 1870
Located in Milan, IT
Taxidermy marine natural Wunderkammer specimen, embalmed trigger fish. The Specimen is stuffed and
Category
Antique 1870s Italian Taxidermy
Materials
Brass
Wu Zetian, first female Chinese Emperor from The Empresses H10-01 NEW in Box
By Damien Hirst
Located in New York, NY
, religion and science, and life and death. From serialized paintings of multicolored spots to animal
Category
2010s Pop Art Mixed Media
Materials
Metal
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Animal Specimen For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a range of animal specimen for sale on 1stDibs. Frequently made of animal skin, wood and feathers, all animal specimen available were constructed with great care. There are 42 antique and vintage animal specimen for sale at 1stDibs, while we also have 15 modern editions to choose from as well. Animal specimen have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Modern and Victorian animal specimen are consistently popular styles. There have been many well-made animal specimen over the years, but those made by Sinke
Van Tongeren and Olivier Violo are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much are Animal Specimen?
Prices for animal specimen can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, animal specimen begin at $176 and can go as high as $19,145, while the average can fetch as much as $980.