Taxidermy is the art of mounting or reproducing animals for display or study and in the past the word has been associated with large gloomy Victorian houses filled with stuffed animals.
However in recent years, taxidermy has emerged from the shadows as a collecting area in its own right and in the United Kingdom there are now dealers who deal only in taxidermy. In Victorian times, taxidermists performed a valuable service, bringing wildlife into homes and allowing the inhabitants to see real birds and mammals at close quarters. They could also create trophies to provide mementoes of a good day's fishing or hunting.
The value of taxidermy specimens is enhanced by the presence of an original label detailing when and where the specimen was obtained and by a trade label of the taxidermist, the most sought after being Rowland Ward of London.
In assessing a taxidermied specimen, the potential more...
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A taxidermy kookaburra, on a log with gum nuts and foliage, height 26 cm
Five various Wade animal figures including 2 cats, turtle, kookaburra, and a frog
19th century taxidermy of Australian kookaburra in glazed case with naturalistic setting, by R. Allder, Naturalist Co. Bartholomew St, Newbury
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