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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Tiger Hunt diorama. Includes Marlborough painted white metal…

Tiger Hunt Diorama with Marlborough Figures

Tiger Hunt diorama. Includes Marlborough painted white metal figures of four elephants with mahouts and hunters, lone beater, three tigers and scenery. Displayed in velvet lined antique glazed case with rear door. Length 67 cm, height 33 cm, depth 32 cm

Elephant foot waste paper bin, early 20th century, with metal…

Elephant Foot Waste Bin & Carved Head

Elephant foot waste paper bin, early 20th century, with metal mounts, together with a carved wood elephant head (2), height 35 cm, (bin), 48 cm, (head). Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney

An occasional table fashioned from an elephant foot with fitted…

Elephant Foot Table with Wooden Top

An occasional table fashioned from an elephant foot with fitted wooden top, labelled: 'Four toed hind leg, Chobe, Botswana', height 55 cm.

An elephant foot wastepaper bin, height 33 cm

Elephant Foot Wastepaper Bin - 33cm Height

An elephant foot wastepaper bin, height 33 cm

A c.1900 elephant foot waste paper basket, three toes present,…

Elephant Foot Waste Paper Basket with Wicker Liner

A c.1900 elephant foot waste paper basket, three toes present, the brass top rim securing the woven wicker liner. Height 26.5 cm.

Antique Elephant foot stool with Zebra skin top

Elephant Foot Stool with Zebra Skin Top

Antique Elephant foot stool with Zebra skin top

A vintage elephant foot stool, circa 1930, the elephant foot…

Vintage Elephant Foot Stool with Kenyan Safari History

A vintage elephant foot stool, circa 1930, the elephant foot with a mahogany seat, a trophy piece shot by members of the Younger family of Melbourne while on a Kenyan safari, with associated photograph and newspaper article in the 'Herald', 22nd January…

Victorian elephant's foot stool

Victorian Elephant Stool

Victorian elephant's foot stool