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 late Victorian Cedar-Cased taxidermy diorama of Australian…

Late Victorian Australian Parrot Taxidermy Diorama by Arthur Coles

A late Victorian Cedar-Cased taxidermy diorama of Australian parrots, Arthur Coles, Melbourne, late 19th century, a King parrot, gang-gang cockatoo, crimson and Eastern rosellas, various lorikeets, and budgerigars, variously mounted on a tree and the…

Cased taxidermy sulphur crested cockatoo standing on a timber…

Sulphur Crested Cockatoo Taxidermy on Timber Stand

Cased taxidermy sulphur crested cockatoo standing on a timber stand, height 62 cm x width 38 cm x depth 21 cm

Sulphur-Crested cockatoo taxidermy display in cabinet, 19th…

19th Century Cockatoo Taxidermy Display Cabinet

Sulphur-Crested cockatoo taxidermy display in cabinet, 19th century, 70 cm high, 47.5 cm wide, 30.5 cm deep

19th circa taxidermy Electus parrot, full body specimen perched…

19th Century Electus Parrot Taxidermy on Branch

19th circa taxidermy Electus parrot, full body specimen perched on a naturalistic branch

Taxidermy white cockatoo, the specimen on a naturalistically…

White Cockatoo Taxidermy in Glazed Wooden Case

Taxidermy white cockatoo, the specimen on a naturalistically painted rocky outcrop, with blue sky background, within a glazed wooden case, height 65 cm width 42 cm depth 22 cm. Provenance: The collection of Robert Hutchinson, Sydney

Victorian glazed taxidermy display, ducks, parrots and small…

Victorian Bird Taxidermy Display - 70cm Wide

Victorian glazed taxidermy display, ducks, parrots and small birds 70 cm wide

Three shellwork pictures, one depicting a pair of parrots in…

Shellwork Trio: Parrots, Birds, and Flowers

Three shellwork pictures, one depicting a pair of parrots in flowering branches, another of two birds in an oval basket mount and a flower arrangement in shells.

A taxidermy sulphur crested cockatoo, standing on a half log,…

Sulphur Crested Cockatoo Taxidermy on Half Log

A taxidermy sulphur crested cockatoo, standing on a half log, height 32 cm

A taxidermy rainbow lorikeet, standing on a branch, length 50 cm

Rainbow Lorikeet Taxidermy on Branch - 50cm

A taxidermy rainbow lorikeet, standing on a branch, length 50 cm

Taxidermy, Princess parrot, early 20th century, in oval glazed…

Early 20th Century Princess Parrot Taxidermy in Display Case

Taxidermy, Princess parrot, early 20th century, in oval glazed and cedar display case, height 22 cm width 35 cm. Provenance: The Collection of Janet and Graeme Webb, Wollogorang, NSW

Five Bohemia crystal wine glasses etched with Australian…

Australian Wildlife Etched Wine Glasses

Five Bohemia crystal wine glasses etched with Australian animals, including a koala, lyre bird, platypus, cockatoo, possum

Taxidermied parrot/parakeet in vibrant green body and wings,…

Vibrant Parrot on Petrified Timber

Taxidermied parrot/parakeet in vibrant green body and wings, purple crest and head, and a blue streak to tail. Perched on a piece of petrified timber with its wings spread as if about to take flight, height 19 cm, width 21 cm, depth24 cm

Antique taxidermy Black Cockatoo

Antique Black Cockatoo Taxidermy

Antique taxidermy Black Cockatoo

Antique taxidermy Parrot in flight

Flight of the Antique Parrot

Antique taxidermy Parrot in flight

A vintage taxidermy green parrot, mounted upon a branch section…

Green Parrot Taxidermy on Branch

A vintage taxidermy green parrot, mounted upon a branch section with wings semi-outstretched. Height 36.5 cm

A taxidermy Galah, on tree branch, circa 1930. Height 32 cm.

1930 Galah Taxidermy on Branch

A taxidermy Galah, on tree branch, circa 1930. Height 32 cm.

Cased set of taxidermied exotic birds, English, including a…

Exotic Bird Taxidermy Set, 19th Century

Cased set of taxidermied exotic birds, English, including a Toucan and a Quetzel (now extinct), 19th century, 82 cm high, 53 cm wide, 21 cm deep. Provenance: J B Hawkins Antiques

A taxidermy red tailed black cockatoo, on tree stump, in glass…

Vintage Red Tailed Black Cockatoo Taxidermy on Stump

A taxidermy red tailed black cockatoo, on tree stump, in glass case, circa 1950.

A taxidermy red tailed black cockatoo on tree stump. Height 36…

Red Tailed Black Cockatoo Taxidermy on Stump

A taxidermy red tailed black cockatoo on tree stump. Height 36 cm x 51 cm

An antique bird diorama in a glass case, 19th to early 20th…

Australian Bird Diorama in Mahogany Glass Case

An antique bird diorama in a glass case, 19th to early 20th century, comprising approximately thirty Australian bird species including a lyrebird pair, frogmouth, various parrots, wading birds and others posed naturalistically upon branches in a mahogany…

A taxidermy Alexandria parrot in 19th century glass dome. 50 cm…

19th Century Glass Dome with Taxidermy Parrot

A taxidermy Alexandria parrot in 19th century glass dome. 50 cm high

A taxidermy king parrot in 19th century glass dome. 55 cm high

King Parrot Taxidermy in Glass Dome (9 words)

A taxidermy king parrot in 19th century glass dome. 55 cm high

Two taxidermy parrots, housed in a plastic dome. Height 30 cm

Preserved Parrots: Taxidermy in a Dome

Two taxidermy parrots, housed in a plastic dome. Height 30 cm

Taxidermy red Billed parrot. Length 27 cm

Red Billed Parrot Taxidermy - 27cm

Taxidermy red Billed parrot. Length 27 cm

Rare yellow parrot specimen on log

Yellow Parrot on Log

Rare yellow parrot specimen on log

Taxidermy galah on log

Galah Taxidermy on Log

Taxidermy galah on log

Antique long beak Corella specimen mounted on a log. Ex…

Antique Corella Mount on Log - Naracoorte Museum SA

Antique long beak Corella specimen mounted on a log. Ex Naracoorte Museum SA. 27 cm high

Taxidermied Alexandrine parakeet, on wooden perch mount. Height…

Alexandrine Parakeet Taxidermy Mount on Wooden Perch

Taxidermied Alexandrine parakeet, on wooden perch mount. Height 45 cm

A pair of taxidermied fighting cockatoos mounted on a branch

Fierce Cockatoos on Branch

A pair of taxidermied fighting cockatoos mounted on a branch

Four taxidermied Amazonian parrots perched in diorama

Amazonian Parrot Diorama with Taxidermy Perches

Four taxidermied Amazonian parrots perched in diorama

Two brightly coloured taxidermy small parrots, under glass dome,…

Colorful Parrot Pair Under Glass Dome

Two brightly coloured taxidermy small parrots, under glass dome, both modelled perched on branches, one with wings outstretched. Height 28 cm

A pair of taxidermy Princess parrots, the colourful birds with…

Vibrant Princess Parrots Taxidermy Display

A pair of taxidermy Princess parrots, the colourful birds with dominant vibrant green plumage highlighted with blue, purple and red mounted with wings and tails extended on curving branch sections

A South American taxidermied Toucan bird, modelled perched upon…

Toucan on Timber

A South American taxidermied Toucan bird, modelled perched upon a timber rod

A trio of Antipodean birds, comprising a rare kakapo on…

Antipodean Birds Trio in Glass Case

A trio of Antipodean birds, comprising a rare kakapo on rockwork, a rainbow lorikeet on a twig perch and a lesser spotted kiwi foraging on the ground, in an architectural three glass case. Height 183 cm