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19th Century Pair of Miniature Dogs with Ephemera Photographs
X-Rays Curio
Located in Lowestoft, GB
taxidermy mounts but demand outstripped supply so they were often faked.
Puppies, and even foetuses, were
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Natural Fiber, Glass, Softwood, Paper
Kudu Horns Mounted on a Shaped Oakwood Backplate
Located in Atlanta, GA
The spiral carved horns mounted on an interestingly shaped "star" backplate.
Category
Early 20th Century African Antique Taxidermy
Spanish Cow Horns Mounted on a Carved Walnut Backplate, Turn of the 20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
The horns mounted to an interestingly carved walnut "skull piece" and a shaped backplate.
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Antique Taxidermy
Gemsbok Horn Mount, Africa, Early 20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
partial skull and horn mount on a round backplate
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Early 20th Century African Antique Taxidermy
Mounted Pair of Moose Paddles, Early 20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
the paddles issuing from a circular backplate , likely Canadian in origin but purchased in France
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Bone
Continental Large Deer Antler Mount, Early 20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
large antler rack and partial skull mounted on a shield-form backplate
Category
Early 20th Century European Antique Taxidermy
Giant Lord Derby Eland Mount, Africa, Early 20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
the partial skull mounted to a shaped wooden backplate
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Early 20th Century African Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Bone
Antelope Horn Mount, Africa, Early 20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
partial skull and horns mounted on a shield shaped backplate
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Early 20th Century African Antique Taxidermy
Vintage Case of Three Victorian Paradis Birds
Located in Leuven , BE
These three birds-of-paradise (magnificent bird-of-paradise, Cicinnurus magnificus, Wilson's bird-of-paradise, Cicinnurus respublica and King bird-of-paradise, Cicinnurus regius) are...
Category
Late 19th Century Papua New Guinean Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Animal Skin
Set of European Stag Antlers on Wooden Mount
Located in Buchanan, NY
Set of French stag antlers on wooden mount
Category
Early 20th Century French Antique Taxidermy
Large French Stag Antlers
Located in Buchanan, NY
Large pair of French deer antlers with skull
Category
Early 20th Century French Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Antler
Set of European Stag Antlers on Wooden Mount
Located in Buchanan, NY
French set of antlers with skull attached mounted on wooden mount
Category
Early 20th Century French Antique Taxidermy
Set of European Stag Antlers on Wooden Mounting
Located in Buchanan, NY
Set of French 19th C. stag antlers on wooden mount
Category
19th Century French Antique Taxidermy
English Victorian Butterfly Collection
Located in Stamford, CT
English butterfly and moth collection housed four drawers under glass in a stained pine chest. Label on back- Pratt and Sons, Brighton- renowned Victorian era taxidermists. (see belo...
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Taxidermy
Whale Jaw on Stand
Located in London, GB
Exceivated in Muiden Amsterdam. The oak tax in the 18th Century, found the building material changed into the form of Whale bones and the like, the hole found in this piece shows thi...
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18th Century and Earlier Dutch Tudor Antique Taxidermy
$8,900
A Victorian Case of Shells
Located in London, GB
under wonderful original glass Dome
Category
19th Century British Aesthetic Movement Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Shell, Glass, Wood
Early 20th Century Cat Skeleton
Located in Copenhagen, K
An anatomical cat skeleton used for education. Mounted on a wooden plate.
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Early 20th Century European Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Bone
Early 20th Century Rooster Skeleton
Located in Copenhagen, K
An anatomical rooster skeleton used for class. Mounted on a wooden plate.
Category
Early 20th Century European Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Bone
Set of Nine Point Stag Antlers
Located in Cheshire, GB
Set of Nine point stag Antlers, with part skull mounted on a carved wood plaque
Category
Early 20th Century British Antique Taxidermy
Mini Moose
Located in San Francisco, CA
An unusually small pair of moose antlers mounted on wood shield with brown suede.
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Taxidermy
$745
A Rare Marine Natural Specimen Of A Crab.
Located in Milan, IT
Rare marine natural Wunderkammer Specimen of a Crab. The Specimen is stuffed and mounted inside a painted black wooden show case with glass, with 2 little purple sea urchins.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Wood, Glass
Rare Marine Natural Specimen: A Spanner Crab Ranina Ranina.
Located in Milan, IT
A rare marine natural Wunderkammer Specimen of a spanner Crab (Ranina Ranina). The Specimen is stuffed and mounted with 2 shells of Echinoidea, inside a painted black wooden show cas...
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19th Century Italian Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Wood, Glass
A Camel Skull
Located in London, GB
A Horse Skull on Mahogany mount
Category
19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Bone, Mahogany
$2,875
A 19th Century Polished Blonde Turtle Shell
Located in London, GB
A 19th century polished blonde turtle shell
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique Taxidermy
Barbury Ram Skeleton
Located in London, GB
Ex: Sir Edward F. Loder
Circa 1920
Provenance: Sir Edward E. Loder Collection until the 1950's and thence to the G. Kenneth Whitehead Collection.
Category
Early 20th Century British Antique Taxidermy
$10,269
A Rare Natural Specimen, The Black Swan.
Located in Milan, IT
A rare natural specimen of a Black Swan‘s skeleton for Wunderkammer. The specimen is mounted over a oak wooden base.
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19th Century French Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Brass
Scientific Skeletal Animal Legs
Located in Culver City, CA
Unusual set of graphically formed animal legs from a French Natural History Museum
Category
19th Century French Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Bone, Wood
Pair of Antique Black Forest Red Deer Antler Mounts
Located in Round Top, TX
This majestic pair of antique European mounted deer antlers are attached to matching hand carved Black Forest oak plaques. Sold as a pair, they are both ready to be hung and enjoyed....
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Late 19th Century American Antique Taxidermy
A Monumental pair of Irish Elk Antlers
Located in London, GB
Retaining their original 18thc. metal work
The Irish Elk (Megaloceros giganteus) was a species of Megaloceros and one of the largest deer that ever lived. Its range extended acros...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Irish Prehistoric Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Antler
A Rare Marine Wunderkammer Specimen, The Sting Ray.
Located in Milan, IT
A rare marine specimen of a sting ray for Wunderkammer. The specimen is stuffed and mounted over a painted walnut wooden base.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Wood
Pair African Topi Horns on Shaped Art Deco Backplates
Located in Atlanta, GA
Each partical skull mount and horns of Topi mounted on pyramidal shaped backplates.
Category
1920s African Art Deco Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Horn
19th Century, United Kingdom, Victorian Dome Filled with 15 Exotic Birds
Located in Leuven , BE
A large 19th century glass dome filled with a variety of exotic birds placed in a naturalistic environment. Some specimen that are part of the composition are; the hooded oriole, whi...
Category
19th Century British Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Organic Material
Antique Yorkshire Stone "Our Faithful Little Dick" Dog Head Stone Grave Marker
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A canine memorial head stone/grave marker, with the arched inscription
"OUR FAITHFUL LITTLE" and beneath "DICK" dated April the 6th 1917
Carved in Yorkshire stone, nibbles an...
Category
Early 20th Century English Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Stone
"A Sweet Canine Companion" Mable Head Stone 1894/1910 Dog Grave Marker Barbie
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A canine memorial head stone/grave marker, with lead inserted letters reading
In loving memory of dear little barbie, a sweet canine companion from October 1894 to January 1st 19...
Category
Early 20th Century English Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Marble, Lead
Stunning Pleistocene Era Natural Mammoth Femur
Tibia, Yakutia
Siberia
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Dating to the pleistocene era (between 12,000 and 2.5 million years ago), this top quality Siberian woolly mammoth femur and tibia bones (Mammuthus primigenius) is in great condition...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Russian Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Bone
Antique 19th Century Blonde Turtle Shell On Mounted Stand, circa 1890
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A stunning antique late 19th century “blond” turtle shell. These turtle shells were South American river turtles and would be captured to take on board the merchant ships of the 19th...
Category
19th Century South American Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Marine turtle
Antique 19th Century Blonde Turtle Shell on Mounted Stand, circa 1890
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A stunning antique late 19th century “blond” turtle shell. These turtle shells were South American river turtles and would be captured to take on board the merchant ships of the 19th...
Category
19th Century South American Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Marine turtle
19th C "Dead Doggie Fritz" MarblenGrave Marker Dog Head Stone Grave Marker Curio
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A canine grave marker, marble with lead inserts.
Reads "In memoriam, Dead Doggie Fritz Brought From Lucerne June 2nd 1890, Died Feb 20th 1894"
Age related wear, lichen and fun...
Category
19th Century English Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Marble
19th Century, United Kingdom, Victorian Dome Filled with 19 Exotic Birds
Located in Leuven , BE
A composition of nineteen exotic birds in a naturalistic setting under a Victorian glass dome. The bird in the center is a male Australian King Parrot, recognizable by its red feathe...
Category
19th Century British Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Organic Material
Ancient Pleistocene Era Mammoth Tusk on Stand 12, 000 Bc
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Dating to the Pleistocene era (between 12,000 and 2.5 million years ago), this top quality Siberian woolly mammoth tusk (Mammuthus primigenius) is in immaculate condition. This tusk ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Russian Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Ivory
Antique Trophy Fish Model of a Brown Trout by Malloch of Perth
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Malloch brown trout trophy fish model.
An excellent brown trout in original display case. The naturalistically painted fish is with the dorsal fin, adipose fin, pectoral fin, pelvic...
Category
Early 1900s British Sporting Art Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Animal Skin
Trophy Fish Model of a Brown Trout by Malloch
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Malloch brown trout trophy fish model.
An excellent brown trout in original display case. The naturalistically painted fish is with the dorsal fin, adipose fin, pectoral fin, pelvic...
Category
Early 1900s British Sporting Art Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Wood, Glass
19th Century "Blonde" Turtle Shell, on a Lamp Mounted Stand
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A stunning late 19th century “blond” turtle shell. These turtle shells were South American river turtles and would be captured to take on board the merchant ships of the 19th century...
Category
19th Century South American Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Marine turtle
Diorama with Butterflies and Flowers, Italy, 1870
Located in Milan, IT
A Diorama with natural Wunderkammer Specimens of butterflies. The Specimens are mounted in a pottery vase inside a brown painted wooden showcase with glasses, leaned over oak tree br...
Category
1870s Italian Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Terracotta, Natural Fiber, Glass, Fruitwood
Mid-19th Century English Horn Scrimshaw Beaker
Located in London, GB
Mid-19th century Scrimshaw beaker
A rare example of a mid-19th century scrimshaw beaker. Detailed with a heart shaped silver initial MC, covered with a fox hunting country scene whi...
Category
1840s British Folk Art Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Bone
Bell Glass with Insects and Birds Dissected at Interior
Located in Madrid, ES
Bell blown glass with insects and birds dissected at interior over a wood base.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Blown Glass, Wood
Bell Glass with a Blowfish at Interior
Located in Madrid, ES
Blown bell glass with a blowfish and shellfish at interior, over a wooden base.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Blown Glass, Wood
Bell Glass with Insects Dissected at Interior
Located in Madrid, ES
Bell blown glass with insects dissected at interior over a wood base.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Blown Glass, Wood
Sculptural Fallow Deer Trophy on Wood Plaque, circa 1860
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A large fallow deer trophy with genuin skull mounted on a wooden plate. Skull covered with resine and painted. May have been used as shelve or coat rack. Italy mid of 19th century.
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Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Rustic Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Antler, Wood
Giant Bowie Knife, Gun Shop Advertising, Hunter’s Lodge, 1920
By Ciervo
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
This is one of those items people talk about months after seeing it.
Giant Bowie Knife. Perfect wall-mounted object. This was made as an advertising for the knife’s section on a gun...
Category
1910s Unknown Art Nouveau Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Steel
African Grand Kudu Horn Mount on Carved Backplate, 1st Quarter 20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
The upper section of the skull mounted on an oak backplate with a molded edge.
Category
Early 20th Century African Antique Taxidermy
Early 20th Century Butterfly Collection Case
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century butterfly collection case
We are proud to offer a beautiful collection of encased insects dating to the early 20th century. These specimens are displayed in a f...
Category
1920s British Victorian Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Natural Fiber
Antique Black Forest Deer Trophy from Salem, Germany, Breitenbrunn, 1912
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A 10 pointer Black Forest deer trophy from the palace of Salem in south Germany. Shoot by a member of the lordly family of Baden in 1912. Handwritten inscriptions on the skull with, ...
Category
Early 20th Century German Rustic Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Antler, Wood
Piece of Edwardian Pink Sea Fan Coral with Turned Mahogany Stand
Located in London, GB
A piece of pale pink sea fan coral, mounted on an Edwardian mahogany stand.
Category
Early 20th Century English Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Coral
Giant White River Turtle Shell, South American
Located in London, GB
A giant South American river turtle shell (often mistakenly referred to as an ‘albino’ or a ‘loggerhead’ turtle), with white and pale coloring.
Category
Early 19th Century South American Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Shell
Superb Wooly Mammoth Tusk on Custom Bronzed Base
Located in Benington, Herts
A rare and fine example of a Wooly Mammoth Tusk set upon a custom made bronzed base.
Late Pleistocene Period circa 35,000 years ago
Superb example of an Ice Age natural history spe...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Bone
Antler Handle Fixed Blade Knife with Leather Sheath Antique German Folk Art
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An antique knife from Germany or Austria. Deer antler or stag handle with original sheath 3.25" blade, 7.75" overall. Used in good condition with some sharpening marks on blade. Shea...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Folk Art Antique Taxidermy
Materials
Metal
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Antique Taxidermy For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the piece of antique taxidermy you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, bone and antler, every item from our selection of antique taxidermy was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect choice in our collection of antique taxidermy — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. An object in our assortment of antique taxidermy is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Victorian, Folk Art and Rococo styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one option in this array of antique taxidermy that is appealing in its simplicity, but Rowland Ward, Doe
Hope and Joseph Cullingford produced versions that are worth a look.
Finding the Right Taxidermy for You
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.
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