02nd December 2008
The purpose of this article is to provide an invaluable insight into the UK's leading specialists in British Historical Taxidermy.There are clubs who are interested in this subject and keen collectors throughout the UK. Perhaps the most prolific and certa...
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11th April 2008
I have been collecting historic taxidermy for over 30 years and have only ever bought, never sold, with the inevitable consequence that I have now run out of space. It is time now to make some room for new purchases and so I am offering here a few cases f...
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11th April 2008
I have been collecting historic taxidermy for over 30 years and have only ever bought, never sold, with the inevitable consequence that I have now run out of space. It is time now to make some room for new purchases and so I am offering here a few cases f...
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09th April 2008
The art of taxidermy as practiced at Wards was very simple by any standards, yet typical of the era. To stuff an animal the skin would first be treated with salt, alum and arsenical soap, the bones wired and wrapped and put back inside the legs, and once ...
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03rd April 2008
The History of Arsenic, favoured by Victorian Taxidermists
Arsenic and arsenic compounds have had a long and Janus-type interaction with humanity; on the one hand they have been extensively utilized, but on the other hand their poisonous properties hav...
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01st April 2008
We have just completed a review of Major European Bird Collections. This was partly due to the term "value" being attributed to cases of birds either by certain artists and their rarity in terms of availability. This term has always intrigued, given the f...
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01st April 2008
The art of taxidermy today remains very much alive, although gone are the days of every town having its own taxidermist. Today's exponents, however, still use the same basic techniques as their forbears. The oldest existing specimen is said to be a rhinoc...
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01st April 2008
Interesting article published by "The Times" recounting an expidition by a Victorian Taxidermist C.E.Akerley
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"Kneeling on the leopard's stomach and holding the forelegs apart with his elbows, the gasping taxidermist loosened his grip on the animal's t...
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01st April 2008
Big Game Hunter and Friend of the "taxidermy" Ward Family
Sir Samuel White Baker (1821-1893), traveller and sportsman, was born on 8 June 1921 in London. He was educated at a private school at Rottingdean, at the College School, Gloucester, and private...
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01st April 2008
Heath HenTympanuchus cupido cupido The heath hen, a subspecies of the prairie chicken, was once found in the eastern United States. Before the American Revolution, it was common from Maine to Virginia. As the human population increased, the heath hen popu...
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01st April 2008
Arab Courier Attacked by Lions is the most dynamic and best-known piece of taxidermy ever created by French naturalist and taxidermist Jules Verreaux. Verreaux designed this extraordinary exhibit for the Paris Exposition of 1867, where it was awarded a go...
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30th May 2007
How to value Taxidermy
Many schools of thought abound in relation to this subject. Mostly there appears to be the focus on taxidermy as a means to earning profit. Given in our opinion the dealers days are numbered with the advent of taxidermists pro...
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03rd May 2007
This company is perhaps the finest exponent of taxidermied fish certainly in Europe. They pioneered the use of materials and techniques that in the main are still in use today, if you wish to have a fish prepared and not just a cast replica. The company i...
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18th April 2007
British explorer and hunter, was born in London on the 31st of December 1851, and was educated at Rugby and in Germany. His love for natural history led to the resolve to study the ways of wild animals in their native haunts. Going to South Africa when he...
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30th March 2007
Fergus Mentieth Ogilvie
1861-1918
Virtually all the birds collected were obtained between 1879-1914, from Suffolk and Scotland. Suffolk being part of the family home and surrounding area and also the family home located in Barcaldine, near Loch Ceran...
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We are perhaps some of the largest collectors of taxidermy in the United Kingdom. We are always interested in purchasing taxidermy and anything with be considered and advice given if asked for. Collection considered for purchase can be either single items and or large collections. We do however specialise in Victorian taxidermy by then famous taxidermists. Please contact us either via the number contained within the site or via email, we would be delighted to talk with you and discuss what you have for sale. We will always provide an opinion as to value, based upon condition and the artist involved. Alternatively you can go to www.Taxidermy4cash.com Many thanks
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