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.

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A pair of whale's tooth ornaments on stands adorned with folk…

A pair of whale's tooth ornaments on stands adorned with folk Art penguin paintings, 15 cm high overall

A taxidermied duck on timber shield wall mount length 41 cm

Timber-mounted Taxidermy Duck - 41cm Length

A taxidermied duck on timber shield wall mount length 41 cm

A taxidermied heron on foam base height 39 cm

Taxidermied Heron on 39cm Foam Base

A taxidermied heron on foam base height 39 cm

A pair of taxidermied ducks on foam base height 34.5 cm

Taxidermy Ducks on Foam Base - 34.5cm Height

A pair of taxidermied ducks on foam base height 34.5 cm

Vintage taxidermy duck, duck on natural log base

Log-Based Vintage Duck Taxidermy

Vintage taxidermy duck, duck on natural log base

Taxidermied duck, 20th century, 39 cm long

20th Century Taxidermied Duck (39 cm)

Taxidermied duck, 20th century, 39 cm long

Taxidermy flying mountain duck, antique flying mountain duck of…

Antique Flying Mountain Duck Wall Mount

Taxidermy flying mountain duck, antique flying mountain duck of wall mount

A taxidermied duck, height 34 cm

Stuffed Duck: 34 cm of Preserved Beauty

A taxidermied duck, height 34 cm

Black cow hide rug, 20th century, 214 x 212 cm. Provenance: The…

Lorna Mellor's Black Cow Hide Rug

Black cow hide rug, 20th century, 214 x 212 cm. Provenance: The collection of Lorna Mellor AM, Padulla Place, Castle Cove, house designed by Peter Swan and interiors by Marion Hall Best, c. 1964.

A taxidermy duck, the female mallard with wings outstretched,…

Female Mallard Taxidermy with Wings Outstretched - 56cm

A taxidermy duck, the female mallard with wings outstretched, length 56 cm

A taxidermied mountain duck, 20th century, 38 cm high

Mountain Duck Taxidermy, 20th Century

A taxidermied mountain duck, 20th century, 38 cm high

Taxidermy duck on timber base, height 39.5 cm

Timber-based Taxidermy Duck - 39.5 cm

Taxidermy duck on timber base, height 39.5 cm

Taxidermy Swamp hen, on wooden stand. Height 27 cm

Swamp Hen Taxidermy on Wooden Stand

Taxidermy Swamp hen, on wooden stand. Height 27 cm

Old taxidermy standing duck standing duck on natural form…

Standing Duck Taxidermy on Natural Timber Form

Old taxidermy standing duck standing duck on natural form timber, height 32 cm approx, total.

Early taxidermy standing duck on natural timber piece, height…

Standing Duck on Timber Base

Early taxidermy standing duck on natural timber piece, height 35 cm approx, total.

A small taxidermied heron, on black stand under a glass dome,…

Taxidermy Heron Under Glass Dome

A small taxidermied heron, on black stand under a glass dome, height 45 cm.

A taxidermied European grey heron, in standing position on a…

Standing Grey Heron Taxidermy - 90cm

A taxidermied European grey heron, in standing position on a tree, height 90 cm.

A taxidermied duck, early 20th century, 90 cm wingspan

Vintage Taxidermy Duck with 90cm Wingspan

A taxidermied duck, early 20th century, 90 cm wingspan

A set of 7 graduated penguin figures, carved whale's tooth, the…

Set of 7 Graduated Carved Penguin Figures with Whale's Tooth

A set of 7 graduated penguin figures, carved whale's tooth, the tallest 12 cm

A taxidermied duck

Preserved Duck Display

A taxidermied duck

A taxidermied duck

Stuffed Duck Display

A taxidermied duck

A collection of animal tin toys, mostly wind-up, including a…

Vintage Animal Tin Toy Collection

A collection of animal tin toys, mostly wind-up, including a Turkey, a turtle friction toy, two waddling ducks, a waddling penguin, and a prancing horse, circa 1940s-50s (6)

Taxidermy female Mallard duck mounted on a organic form base.…

Female Mallard Duck Taxidermy on Organic Base

Taxidermy female Mallard duck mounted on a organic form base. Condition: good, complete. Length 53g

A taxidermy cormorant on tree stump. Height 58 cm x 82 cm

Cormorant on Stump Taxidermy

A taxidermy cormorant on tree stump. Height 58 cm x 82 cm

Large taxidermy duck lamp shade

Taxidermy Duck Lampshade

Large taxidermy duck lamp shade

A taxidermy pink flamingo, modelled walking, the wing feathers…

Walking Pink Flamingo Taxidermy on Wooden Base

A taxidermy pink flamingo, modelled walking, the wing feathers displaying rich pink tint, mounted on ebonised oval wooden plinth base. Height 98 cm

A carved whale's tooth penguin statue, North American, Inuit.…

Inuit Carved Penguin Statue on Whale's Tooth

A carved whale's tooth penguin statue, North American, Inuit. 15 cm

A New Zealand paradise shelduck (Tadorna Variegata), a standing…

New Zealand Paradise Shelduck Standing on Timber Base

A New Zealand paradise shelduck (Tadorna Variegata), a standing specimen on a timber base. Height 38.5 cm

Taxidermy female mandarin duck on a branch

Mandarin Duck Taxidermy on Branch

Taxidermy female mandarin duck on a branch

Taxidermy duck mounted on a branch

Branch-Mounted Duck Taxidermy

Taxidermy duck mounted on a branch

A pair of taxidermied black swans, seated position, heads held…

Regal Black Swan Pair Taxidermy Display

A pair of taxidermied black swans, seated position, heads held high. 600 x 42 cm

A mountain duck, or Australian Shelduck (Tadorna Tadornoides),…

Standing Australian Shelduck on Naturalistic Base

A mountain duck, or Australian Shelduck (Tadorna Tadornoides), a standing specimen on a grassy naturalistic base. Height 37 cm

Antique taxidermy duck on naturalistic base

Naturalistic Antique Duck Taxidermy

Antique taxidermy duck on naturalistic base

Antique taxidermy duck specimen mounted on naturalistic base

Antique Duck Taxidermy on Naturalistic Base

Antique taxidermy duck specimen mounted on naturalistic base

Taxidermied fairy penguin in glass dome, late 19th century.…

Preserved Fairy Penguin in Glass Dome

Taxidermied fairy penguin in glass dome, late 19th century. Dome 46 cm

Coot specimen mounted on log

Coot on Log Display

Coot specimen mounted on log

A taxidermy Pukeko on stand. Height 44 cm

Pukeko Taxidermy on Stand - 44cm

A taxidermy Pukeko on stand. Height 44 cm

Antique penguin specimen, height 40 cm

40cm Antique Penguin Specimen

Antique penguin specimen, height 40 cm

A taxidermy pukeko, he stands on one leg, the other raised,…

Striking Pukeko Taxidermy on Driftwood Base

A taxidermy pukeko, he stands on one leg, the other raised, traditional deep blue and black plumage with striking red colouring to his beak and forehead, on driftwood base. Height overall 48 cm

A taxidermied duck; 32 cm wide

Preserved Duck: 32cm

A taxidermied duck; 32 cm wide

A good taxidermy model of a mallard duck, he stands on his…

Mallard Duck Taxidermy on Driftwood Base

A good taxidermy model of a mallard duck, he stands on his right leg preening his extended left wing, mounted on a driftwood piece on an octagonal ebonised base. Height 40 cm

A taxidermied black swan in full flight. Width from wing tip to…

Flight of the Black Swan

A taxidermied black swan in full flight. Width from wing tip to wing tip 1650, length 100 cm

A pair of taxidermied marsh hens, one modelled searching for…

Marsh Hens: Feeding and Alarm States

A pair of taxidermied marsh hens, one modelled searching for feed, the other in alarm state with tail feathers raised