From the Curious to the Extraordinary

TAXIDERMY/ ENTOMOLOGY: GOLIATH BIRD-EATING SPIDER TARANTULA (THERAPHOSA BLONDI),in glazed display case, late 20th century, this species is the lar...

TAXIDERMY: PORCUPINE FISH, AKA PUFFERFISH OR BLOWFISH,a large specimen with glass eyes, mounted to museum-style turned base.30cms high; 28cms wide...

TAXIDERMY: A VICTORIAN TERRIER DOG IN DISPLAY CASE attributed to Hutchinson of Derby, 19th century, laying atop a handmade maturalistic rock-work ...

TAXIDERMY: MUMMIFIED CAT,These naturally mummified specimens can date back to the 16th century, where the animal would have been incorporated in t...

OSTEOLOGY: GREYHOUND PUPPY SKELETONskeletons of this size are incredibly difficult to prepare. skeleton 13cm tall x 27cm long. Base 30cm x 8.5cmsk...

TAXIDERMY: A UNIQUE COMPARATIVE ANATOMY HORSE HEAD, a fascinating specimen composing one half of the horse head with hair and glass eye (prepared ...

TAXIDERMY: DINNER IS SERVED, A LAMB ON SILVER PLATED TRAYa freestanding spring lamb, displayed on antique Sheffield silver plate serving tray with...

TAXIDERMY: A RECUMBENT KID GOAT30cm long

TAXIDERMY: 'MAN-FACED STOAT' (MUSTELA SAPIENS)full mount mounted to oval base.History - this species is believed to be the result of an escaped pe...

TAXIDERMY: A RARE LEUCISTIC EUROPEAN BADGER(MELES MELES), MID 20TH CENTURY,free standing full mount. Leucism is a wide variety of conditions that ...

TAXIDERMY: A BADGER (MELES MELES) WAITER WEARING A FEZ AND A BOW TIE, a superb quality full mount, mounted on wooden plinth and holding a hand tur...

TTAXIDERMY: A TWO-HEADED CROW, crows are exceptionally intelligent birds, even more so with more than one head!30cm high

TAXIDERMY: 'SPINE-BACKED CRINK' A CRYPTOZOOLOGICAL SPECIMEN with fierce teeth, and spines along its dorsal ridge. Only when it feels threatened wi...

A TAXIDERMY : A ' DUCKPIE', A CRYPTO-ORNITHOLOGICAL BEAST everything is not as it first appears. What looks like a beautiful magpie mounted on twi...

OSTEOLOGY: TRUMPETER HORNBILL (BYCANISTES BUCINATOR) SKELETON IN GLASS CASE, a museum quality articulation in five sided glass case.39cm tall x 2...

OSTEOLOGY: DAWN BAT (EONYCTERIS SPELAEA) SKELETON IN COFFIN, a complete Dawn bat, also known as the cave nectar bat, skeleton in minature handmade...

TAXIDERMY/ NATURAL HISTORY: MUMMIFIED SQUIRREL in wall hanging case40cm wide overall

TAXIDERMY: 'AMOROUS SQUIRRELS' , a pair of full mount grey squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis) caught in the act of love making. Or perhaps one has a...

TAXIDERMY: A FLUTTER-MOUSE IN GLASS DOME, the Flutter-Mouse (Mus musflyawayicus), also known as the Mouthse. Little is known about these beautiful...

A MODEL OF A TRIBAL ELDERS' HEAD FROM PAPUA NEW GUINEA UNDER A LARGE 19TH CENTURY GLASS DOMEwith glass eyes and a feathered earring, with ornate f...

ARCHEOLOGY /OSTEOLOGY: ROMAN HUMAN BONES,femur (thigh bone); tibia (shin bone) and partial lower jaw (mandible) retaining 6 teeth (3 bones in lot)...

A HAND CARVED MOOSE ANTLER MODEL OF A HUMAN SKULL,a superbly detailed skull, carved from a heavy section of solid moose antler, very detailed, wit...

A HAND CARVED WATER BUFFALO SHOULDER BLADE BONE DEPICTING THE ANGEL OF DEATH, on wooden plinth,a skeletal Grim Reaper with wings protruding from h...

TAXIDERMY/ OSTEOLOGY: COMMON WARTHOG(PHACOCHOERUS AFRICANUS) SKULL, early 20th century,a large specimen with excellent patina.24.5cm high; 45cms l...

TAXIDERMY/ NATURAL HISTORY: SOUTHERN GIRAFFE( GIRAFFA GIRAFFA) LEG BONE,an interesting and unusual natural history specimen.73cms long

TAXIDERMY: WATER BUFFALO(BUBALUS BUBALIS) UPPER SKULL WITH HORNS, upper skull, including most teeth, and horns. Excellent display piece. Wired rea...

TAXIDERMY: A PAIR OF GREATER KUDU (TRAGELAPHUS STREPSICEROS) HORNS AND SKULL ON SHILED104cm wide around horn curve x 24cm deep from wall x 100cm l...

TAXIDERMY: A PAIR OF EUROPEAN MOUFLON (OVIS ARIES MUSIMON) HORNS AND SKULL ON CARVED WALL MOUNT, mid 20th century, a good example of its type with...

TAXIDERMY: AN UNUSUAL WARTHOG SNOUT WITH TASKS real skin mount with skull inside and tusks displayed.26cm wide

TAXIDERMY: BULLHORNS, 19TH CENTURY a good set with nice colour and patina, with original preserved black cutlery haired skin to centre. With two o...

TAXIDERMY: A PAIR OF FALLOW BUCK ANTLERSmounted on a shield

TAXIDERMY: RED FOX ( VULPES VULPES) HEAD ON OAK SHIELDsuperb quality mounted by a professional taxidermist with over 40 years experience using tra...

TAXIDERMY: AN ANTHROPOMORPHIC HEDGEHOG (ERINACEUS EUROPAEUS), as Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, full mount large adult, mounted on hung legs to oak base. Wear...

TAXIDERMY: A BUNNY IN GRAVY BOAT18cm high

TAXIDERMY:'A MAGICIAN'S ASSISTANT' WHITE DOVE ON TOP HAT,a majestic pure white dove, with tail feathers fanned sat atop an antique top hat (the to...

TAXIDERMY: 'WOLPERTINGER'free standing sat full mount. A particularly fine example of a rare and cute juvenile male Wolpertinger. From German folk...

TAXIDERMY: CARRION CROW(CORVUS CORONE), MODERN,superb quality full mount with wings outstretched. Beak open with sculpted tongue. Perched atop a b...

TAXIDERMY: A GREY-HEADED SWAMPHEN (PORPHYRIO POLIOCEPHALUS), a full mount on log with effective diorama below, including replica water, on turned ...

'BIRD BRAIN', art piece in Victorian dome, genuine human skull with antique ornithological specimens , an antique ex-medial incomplete genuine hal...

TAXIDERMY: AN EXOTIC BIRD HEAD AND FEATHERS IN WALL DOME,a Himalayan Monal Pheasant (Lophophorus impejanus) head and bust (originally prepared in ...

TAXIDERMY: ' SEA HORSE PARADISE' DOME DISPLAYglass dome display of marine life, three seahorses cavort above a piece of coral. A fiddler crab defe...

A RARE LATE 19TH CENTURY TAXIDERMY DISPLAY OF TWENTY NINE EXOTIC BIRDS BY HENRY WARD, LONDONthe glazed firescreen of scrolling form, and with volu...

TAXIDERMY: A BAMBOO FIRESCREEN DISPLAY OF EXOTIC BIRDS AND BEETLES, IN THE MANNER OF ROWLAND WARD, LATE 19TH CENTURYwith seven South American bird...

TAXIDERMY: ZOOMORPHIC BIG HAIRY ARMADILLO (CHAETOPHRACTUS VILLOSUS) BASKET, LATE 19TH/ EARLY 20TH CENTURY ‘zoomorphic’ taxidermy, when the animal ...

TAXIDERMY:A PAIR OF RED STAG ANTLERSmounted on wooden shield61cm wide

TAXIDERMY/ ENTOMOLOGY: BUTTERFLY WINGS TABLE, EARLY-MID 20TH CENTURY,an unusual table, the top glazed with carved wood surround. Dozens of genuine...

EVI ANTONIO (BRITISH): A TROMPE L'OEIL DIGITAL ARTWORK OF A KING'S SWALLOWTAIL BUTTERFLYprinted naturalistically as if torn from an old book, sign...

TAXIDERMY/ ENTOMOLOGY: GOLIATH BEETLE(GOLIATH ORIENTALIS) in glazed case, mid 20th century,one of the largest species of beetle in world, with bea...

TAXIDERMY/ ENTOMOLOGY: A TREE NYMPH (HETEROPTERYX DILATATA)in glazed display case, late 20th century, labelled simply in case as ‘Tree Nymph, Mala...

TAXIDERMY/ ENTOMOLOGY: THREE WINGED INSECTS IN GLAZED DISPLAY CASESlate 20th century, three separately framed insects as follows - Yellow Umbrella...

TAXIDERMY/ ENTOMOLGY : AN ATLAS BEETLE (CHALCOSAMA ATLAS)in glazed display case, late 20th century, labelled simply in case as ‘Atlas Beetle, Mala...

TAXIDERMY/ ENTOMOLOGY: BUTTERFLY WINGS TRAY, EARLY-MID 20TH CENTURYhundreds of genuine butterfly wings artistically arranged and displayed under g...

TAXIDERMY: POLAR BEAR (URSUS MARITIMUS) CLAW,a large specimen claw, still retaining some skin and hair. Obtained from a damaged antique taxidermy ...

TAXIDERMY/NATURAL HISTORY: BULL SHARK (CARCHARHINUS LEUCAS) JAWS on ebonised stand36cm wide

TAXIDERMY/ NATURAL HISTORY: A SPECIMEN OF A GREAT WHITE SHARK ( CARCHARODON CARCHARIAS) TOOTH,Fantastic serrations in tact. Suspended in membrane ...

TAXIDERMY / NATURAL HISTORY: A PLASTER CAST OF A DODO HEADthe dodo (Raphus cucullatus) became extinct in the late 17th century, mounted on oval oa...

A RARE EXTINCT MULLERORNIS EGG, MADAGASCAR, PRE 17TH CENTURYfilled cracks, raised on a perspex stand,the egg 19cm highThe Mullerornis is a genus o...

AN EXTINCT MALE PASSENGER PIGEON ( ECTOPISTES MIGRATORIUS) FEATHER,a single feather, obtained from a male taxidermy mount during resorting, suspen...

TAXIDERMY: A RARE CASE OF NEW ZEALAND BIRDS, LATE 19TH CENTURY,a Victorian case of 9 birds mostly endemic (only found in) to New Zealand. Any natu...

TAXIDERMY: A PAIR OF SATYR TRAGOPAN (TRAGOPAN SATYRA), LATE 20TH CENTURY,, full mount cock and hen birds. On wood base with naturalistic diorama. ...