Natural History
We highly value the natural world, and therefore only trade in antique specimens or animals that died of natural causes. We hope that these might spark a bit of love for the natural world. We value the pieces that are already there, hunted and made in a time when mother nature was thought to be inexhaustible. We are against hunting for pleasure and poaching.
Please note that all our pieces come with a 'pre-1947 statement' or CITES-documents and we strictly abide by international and national nature conservation laws - we are glad to be of service with obtaining CITES documents, although purchasing is your own responsibility.
Pieter Holsteyn I (1585-1662)
Paradijs Vogel
A Victorian taxidermy case with birds-of-paradise (Paradisiae spp.)
London, circa 1900
Attributed to Pieter Withoos (1654-1692)
'Een Swart Conings Vogeltje'
A wall console made from a real tinder hoof bracket fungus (Fomes fomentarius)
Possibly Germany or Austria, 19th century
A superb Victorian dome with taxidermy Australian parakeets
England, 19th century
An antique taxidermy Kea (Nestor notabilis)
England, 19th century
An antique taxidermy Duck-billed Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus)
England, late 19th century
A Dutch painting depicting exotic birds
The Netherlands, 18th century
A magnificent pair of cased taxidermy Colobus monkeys (Colobus satanas) by Rowland Ward (1848-1912)
London, circa 1929
Nicolas II Huet (1770-1830)
Anteater, (Tamadua tetradactyla)
A pair of Lady Amherst pheasants (Chrysolophus amherstiae) by Rowland Ward (1848-1912)
London, circa 1931
A pair of Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) by Rowland Ward (1848-1912)
London, circa 1925
A cased taxidermy Eurasian Lynx (Lynx lynx) by Rowland Ward (1848-1912)
London, circa 1890
A cased taxidermy Gyr Falcon (Falco rusticollis) by Rowland Ward (1848-1912)
London, circa 1925
An extremely rare antique taxidermy Giant Anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla)
First half 20th century
A large taxidermy Southern cassowary (Casuarius casuarius)
21st century, died of natural cause in a zoo
A collection of splendid mineral specimens naturally formed resembling snowy mountains
All found in Trepca, Kosovo
A highly unusual carved painted, gilt and gem-set tortoise carapace resembling the mythical Cosmic or World-bearing Turtle
Probably Germany, late 19th century
An extremely rare fossil of a Claudiosaurus (Claudiosaurus germaini)
Madagascar, Morondava Basin, late Permian to early Triassic, approximately 260 million years old
A taxidermy Red Patas or Hussar Monkey (Erythrocebus patas)
20th century, including CITES
A drawing of a Dodo
Second half 18th century
A fine Victorian taxidermy Himalaya Monal Pheasant (Lophophorus impejanus) by Edward Gerrard & Sons
Late 19th century
An extremely rare Duck-Billed Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) fur carriage rug or bed-cover
Australia, late 19th/early 20th century
A Victorian dome with taxidermy Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
19th century
A taxidermy display cabinet with Raggiana's Bird of Paradise (Paradisaea raggiana) by Rowland Ward (1848-1912)
Late 19th century
A pair of taxidermy puffins (Fratercula arctica)
Early 20th century
A very large Edwardian display case with European sea-birds
Early 20th century
An exquisite large piece of red coral (Corallium Rubrum)
1st half 20th century
A very large group of ammonites
180 million years B.C.
A fine antique taxidermy pangolin (Manis spp.)
Late 19th century
A Victorian Taxidermy Gharial Wall-bracket
Late 19th century
A charming taxidermy Sunda Pangolin
Early 20th century
An exceptional and extremely rare victorian gilt-wood fire screen with taxidermy hummingbirds by and labelled for Henry Ward (1812-1878)
England, third quarter 19th century
A rare taxidermy Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius)
20th century
An antique dated Sawfish rostrum
Australia, 9 april 1922
A pair of extremely rare Victorian display cabinets with taxidermy Resplendent Quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno), cotinga and hummingbirds, attributed to Henry Ward (1812-1878)
Late 19th century
A seldomly seen large taxidermy California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) possibly by Rowland Ward (1848-1912)
Provenance:
Museum Collection, United Kingdom
A taxidermy Capuchin monkey (Cebinae)
Early 20th century
A collection of scrimshaw Giant Arrau River Turtle Shells
19th century
A pair of Radiated Tortoiseshells (Astrochelys radiata)
A Victorian dome with a taxidermy Yellow-Headed Amazon Parrot (Amazona oratrix)
Late 19th/early 20th century
A very large taxidermy African Spurred tortoiseshell
20th century, kept as a pet
A Victorian dome with taxidermy cotton-eared Tamarind mother and babies
England, 20th century
A large taxidermy Nile Crocodile measuring 250 cm long
Africa, 2005, including CITES-documents
(unavailable)
A small taxidermy Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
Early 20th century
A massive Victorian taxidermy Loggerhead seaturtle (Caretta caretta) measuring over 170 cm
Late 19th century
A Taxidermy Tamandua Tree Ant Eater (Possibly Tamandua Mexicana)
Early 20th century
A charming Victorian glass dome with taxidermy hummingbirds by and labelled for Henry Ward (1812-1878)
England, circa 1850
A Victorian display wall case with taxidermy hummingbirds (trochillidae)
19th century
A fine taxidermy Himalayan Monal Pheasant (Lophophorus impejanus) by Rowland Ward (1848-1912)
Circa 1870
A taxidermy Grey Peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron bicalcaratum)
20th century
A vibrantly coloured taxidermy Himalayan Monal Pheasant (Lophophorus impejanus)
20th century
An extremely rare Australian victorian display cabinet with birds of paradise by Jane Catherine Ward (1817-1889)
Sydney, 1880/90
A taxidermy Java or Green Peafowl (Pavo muticus)
21st century
A taxidermy Ostrich (Struthio camelus)
Early 20th century
An extremely rare taxidermy Black leopard (Panthera pardus) 'shikar' hunting trophy by Van Ingen & Van Ingen, Mysore
India, taken in Uralikal, 14/4//42, mounted in Mysore
A charming taxidermy Humboldt Penguin couple (Spheniscus humboldti)
Late 19th/early 20th century
A rare taxidermy Brown Howler Monkey (Alouatta guariba) attributed to Rowland Ward (1848-1912)
Late 19th/early 20th century
A fine taxidermy Indian Jackall (Canis aureus indicus) hunting trophy by Van Ingen & Van Ingen, Mysore
India, circa 1927
An Extremely Rare Antique Taxidermy Sunda Slow Loris (Nyctiabus Coucang)
The Netherlands, early 20th century
An extremely large Shikar taxidermy tiger (Panthera tigris) by Van Ingen & Van Ingen, Mysore
India, circa 1931, taken on 16/3/1931 by John. H. Gardiner esq., Central Indian Horse Regiment, Delhi
A fine taxidermy tiger skin rug (Panthera tigris) by Van Ingen & Van Ingen, Mysore
Circa 1946, taken by T.G. Macneill, Rehabari, Northern Assam, North Eastern India, 23/02/1946
A rare Victorian Taxidermy hooded Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
England, circa 1880-1890
A charming Taxidermy Gharial (Gavialis Gangeticus)
19th century
A pair of extremely rare taxidermy tiger heads by Van Ingen & Van Ingen, Mysore
India, 1935, shot by Prince of Teck, the Duke of Athlone
A Victorian Taxidermy dome with Ring-necked Parakeet
England, 19th century
A taxidermy African Rainforest Tree pangolin (Manis Tricuspis)
19th century
A taxidermy African leopard tortoise shell
19th century
A taxidermy tortoise shell
Early 20th century
An extremely large taxidermy tiger skin rug (Panthera tigris) by Van Ingen & Van Ingen, Mysore
Early 20th century
An Edwardian cased grey headed Wattled Lapwing (Microsarcops Cinereus) by Rowland Ward (1848-1912)
England, circa 1906
An extremely rare Victorian taxidermy Pygmee three-toed Sloth (Bradypus pygmaeus) or Escudo-island Sloth by Rowland Ward (1848-1912)
A very fine Taxidermy Linneaus' Two-toed Sloth (Choloepus Didactylus) labelled for Rowland Ward (1848-1912)
Possibly early 20th century
A fine taxidermy Leopard (Panthera pardus) skin meditation rug by Van Ingen & Van Ingen, Mysore
Circa 1933, taken by J. Lycett Burd, Pamalipam, North Lakhimpur, Assam, 30/01/1933