18th November 2006
The main aim of the entire website is to both educate and the buy good qulaity Victorian and Edwardian taxidermy. Modern items will always also be considered but they items must be legally obtained and the work undertaken by Taxidermy Guild Members. With ...
18th November 2006
Scottish taxidermy is normally well executed and was principly undertaken by practitioners based in Perth and Edinburgh.
For further information read below and visit the website, as described in the title of this article
Pair of Nightjars by F.C W...
18th November 2006
During this period collecting and mounting of both taxidermy birds and animals was undertaken on a commercial scale. Routinely specimens were collected from the wild in a random fashion. Birds, chicks and eggs were taken for scientific purposes and arrang...
18th November 2006
Fools Crow, Ceremonial Chief of the Teton Sioux
"Treat the Earth well: it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children. We do not inherit the Earth from our Ancestors, we borrow it from our Children."
But what o...
18th November 2006
We have always been interested in creating dioramas, with nest eggs and chicks and to also closely match the birds that associate together and also near as possible the habitat in which they would be likely to be found. The case that is outlined below dem...
17th November 2006
RICHARD LYDEKKER (1849-1915)
English naturalist and geologist, was born in London July 25 1849. He entered Trinity College, Cambridge, where he took a first-class in the Natural Science tripos (1871). He joined the staff of the geological survey of Ind...
17th 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 ...
10th November 2006
The Booth Collection
Founded by Edward Thomas Booth, naturalist and keen on all aspects of Natural History. He was born in 1840, to a moneyed family. Early years were spent in education in Brighton and then on to Trinity College Cambridge where is studi...
10th November 2006
The Booth Collection
Founded by Edward Thomas Booth, naturalist and keen on all aspects of Natural History. He was born in 1840, to a moneyed family. Early years were spent in education in Brighton and then on to Trinity College Cambridge where is studi...
31st October 2006
Contained within this site are works created by some of best Victorian Taxidermists of their time. There are some 2600 images on 83 pages dedicated to both English and American items. The imagry is there just ti demonstrate the items we would like to pu...
17th October 2006
We are a group of the UK's largest and most dedicated collectors who are seeking to purchase good quality Victorian and Edwardian Taxidermy. Quality items of taxidermy wanted circa 1800's -1930's. The site also has been established as an educational porta...
16th October 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...
12th October 2006
On May 17, 1826, Audubon began his sail from New Orleans to Liverpool, England equipped with letters of introduction. He was quickly befriended by Richard Rathbone upon his arrival on July 21st. Audubon was fortunate to be looked after by Rathbone, whos...
12th October 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 ...
12th October 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 ...
