13th December 2006
New Zealand Huia
Extinction of the huia (Heteralocha acutirostris) in 1907 was a tragic loss to New Zealand's ancient native avifauna. It serves as a reminder of the importance of bird protection. While today we are astounded by the ruthless hunting of h...
13th December 2006
Pratt & Sons from Brighton West Sussex were perhaps the most prolific and best known Victorian taxidermists in this region. The company was begun by John and Henry Pratt around 1852 and continued until 1952. Perhaps the most auspicious project that broug...
12th December 2006
This page follows extensive research with various entities, namely, The Natural History Museum, The Booth Museum in Brighton, Rentokill and numerous PhD Entomologists here in the UK. This is our interpretation of those discussions solely and you are free ...
12th December 2006
General observation relating to taxidermy preservation
When considering “restoration” of Victorian item of natural history the best attitude to adopt has to be “less is more”. Many times we have witnessed cases that have been virtually re-create...
12th December 2006
This is an article prior to the disposal of the collection by Bonhams, a few years agao. The emtire collection wass disbanded and sent to all corners of the globe. However we have created a web page which contains most of Potters work. Thanks to the ...
12th December 2006
Squirrels playing cards, kittens taking tea and bunnies learning their ABC will be among the extraordinary and intriguing lots to be sold when international fine art auctioneers Bonhams sell the contents of Mr Potter’s Museum of Curiosities in Cornwall ...
11th December 2006
Collectors very frequently acquire specialized knowledge about their collections. To understand how this works, one would have to be a collector or to understand the collector mentality. Most collectors do not collect just to possess the items in their co...
08th December 2006
Collectors very frequently acquire specialized knowledge about their collections. To understand how this works, one would have to be a collector or to understand the collector mentality. Most collectors do not collect just to possess the items in their co...
08th December 2006
We get asked to recommend Bird Taxidermists in the UK and America. This craftsman produces modern egg creations, given that it is now illeagal to collect birds eggs from the wild and also to sell Victorian taxidermy cases that contain real eggs. Therefore...
04th December 2006
The Museum was established by Major Percy Horace Gordon Powell-Cotton, who spent forty years exploring Africa and Asia and collecting in the UK. Once he'd run out of room in the house, he built a 'Pavilion' alongside. This was opened to family and friends...
04th December 2006
We get asked to recommend Bird Taxidermists in the UK and America. This taxidermist produces modern creations utlising many of the design features and case building techniques created by the Victorian Taxidermists. This taxidermy art form has changed litt...
29th November 2006
Taxidermy Collectors and Collections
We are in contact with many serious collectors globally sharing both knowledge and experiences of taxidermy colecting and regulations that govern this trade, I was on the path of becoming a serious collector myself (f...
29th November 2006
The Victorian Taxidermist, Murray of Carnforth
The business of Murray was established in 1872 by Henry Murray working from premises in Scotland Road, Carnforth and continued with his son Albert Jamesuntil Albert retired in 1961. Murray’s work was of ...
27th November 2006
To understand the Ward's influence on Victorian Taxidermy in many Countries you first have to understand where Henry Ward got his inspiration from. That inspiration came in the form of John James Audubon.
Audubon was born in the French colony of Santo ...
24th November 2006
The business of Murray was established in 1872 by Henry Murray working from premises in Scotland Road, Carnforth and continued with his son Albert Jamesuntil Albert retired in 1961. Murray’s work was of the highest quality renowned for their picture fra...
