Red Stag Trophy
Antique 19th Century Taxidermy
Bronze
Recent Sales
20th Century English Rustic Wall-mounted Sculptures
Composition
Vintage 1960s Scottish Adirondack Taxidermy
Abalone
Vintage 1950s Scottish Taxidermy
Other
Antique Early 1900s Scottish Taxidermy
Oak
Vintage 1930s German Black Forest Animal Sculptures
Antler, Fruitwood
Vintage 1940s German Black Forest Wall-mounted Sculptures
Antler, Fruitwood
Antique 19th Century Austrian Black Forest Taxidermy
Antler, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Black Forest Taxidermy
Bone, Antler, Animal Skin, Wood
Antique 19th Century Austrian Black Forest Taxidermy
Antler, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Black Forest Taxidermy
Bone, Antler, Wood
Antique 19th Century Austrian Black Forest Taxidermy
Wood, Bone, Antler
Antique 19th Century Austrian Black Forest Taxidermy
Bone, Wood, Antler
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Black Forest Taxidermy
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century German Black Forest Taxidermy
Bone, Antler, Wood
Antique 19th Century Austrian Black Forest Taxidermy
Antler, Bone, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century German Black Forest Taxidermy
Wood, Bone, Antler
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Black Forest Taxidermy
Bronze
Antique 19th Century Austrian Historical Memorabilia
Antique 19th Century German Taxidermy
Bone, Antler, Giltwood
Antique Late 19th Century German Black Forest Taxidermy
Bone, Antler, Wood
Antique Late 18th Century Austrian Taxidermy
Wood
Antique 19th Century Austrian Black Forest Taxidermy
Bone, Antler, Wood
Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Black Forest Taxidermy
Brass
Antique 19th Century Austrian Black Forest Taxidermy
Antler, Bone, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Black Forest Taxidermy
Antique Late 19th Century Black Forest Taxidermy
Antique Late 19th Century Black Forest Taxidermy
Antique 19th Century Austrian Taxidermy
Antler, Bone, Wood
Antique 19th Century Austrian Black Forest Taxidermy
Antler, Wood
Antique 19th Century Austrian Black Forest Taxidermy
Antler, Wood
Antique 1790s German Taxidermy
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century German Black Forest Taxidermy
Antler, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Black Forest Taxidermy
Wood, Bone, Antler
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Black Forest Taxidermy
Brass
Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Black Forest Taxidermy
Brass
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Black Forest Taxidermy
Antler, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century German Black Forest Taxidermy
Wood
Antique 19th Century German Black Forest Taxidermy
Brass
Antique 19th Century German Black Forest Taxidermy
Antler, Bone, Wood
Antique Late 18th Century Austrian Taxidermy
Bone, Wood, Antler
Antique 19th Century Austrian Black Forest Wall Lights and Sconces
Antique Late 18th Century Austrian Taxidermy
Bone, Antler, Wood
Antique 19th Century Austrian Black Forest Historical Memorabilia
Antler, Bone, Wood
Antique 19th Century German Black Forest Historical Memorabilia
Antler, Wood
Antique 19th Century German Black Forest Historical Memorabilia
Wood, Antler, Bone
Antique Late 19th Century German Black Forest Taxidermy
Wood, Antler
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Black Forest Taxidermy
Metal
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Black Forest Taxidermy
Bone, Antler, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Black Forest Taxidermy
Antique 19th Century Austrian Black Forest Taxidermy
Brass
Antique 19th Century Black Forest Taxidermy
Antler, Bone, Wood
Antique 19th Century Austrian Black Forest Taxidermy
Antler, Bone, Wood
Antique 19th Century Austrian Black Forest Taxidermy
Bone, Wood, Antler
Antique Late 19th Century Black Forest Taxidermy
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Black Forest Historical Memorabilia
Antler, Bone, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Black Forest Taxidermy
Wood, Bone, Antler
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Black Forest Taxidermy
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Black Forest Taxidermy
Bone, Antler, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Black Forest Taxidermy
Wood, Bone, Antler
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Black Forest Taxidermy
Bone, Antler, Wood
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21st Century and Contemporary European Victorian Taxidermy
Animal Skin
Early 20th Century Austrian Black Forest Taxidermy
Wood, Antler
Antique 19th Century German Black Forest Animal Sculptures
Metal
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Taxidermy
Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century Swedish Victorian Natural Specimens
Slate
Mid-20th Century Unknown Rustic Taxidermy
Animal Skin
Vintage 1920s English Sporting Art Taxidermy
Animal Skin
Antique Mid-17th Century German Renaissance Cabinets
Marble
20th Century Spanish Taxidermy
Organic Material, Wood
Antique Mid-19th Century French Gothic Revival Religious Items
Brass, Bronze
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Toys and Dolls
Glass, Pine
20th Century French Taxidermy
Organic Material, Wood
20th Century Taxidermy
Animal Skin
Antique 1880s English Sporting Art Taxidermy
Other
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Renaissance Decorative Boxes
Rock Crystal, Silver
Early 20th Century Chinese Taxidermy
Organic Material
Red Stag Trophy For Sale on 1stDibs
Finding the Right Taxidermy for You
The centuries-old practice of taxidermy continues to enjoy remarkable longevity, with today's top designers making mounted and preserved animals key elements of their decor.
Taxidermy captures animals in an eternal moment of animation, so perhaps it’s fitting that the deployment of these preternaturally preserved creatures — and other natural specimens — as decorative accents has endured far longer than the sell-by-date for most design trends. Certainly, the style-setting enthusiasts of tasteful decorating with taxidermy are as passionate as they are many.
Martha Stewart is a lifelong lover of the preservationist’s art, and she has proudly posed with the vintage game birds, foxes and bears that adorn Skylands, her 1920s retreat in Seal Harbor, Maine. Angelina Jolie began an avian menagerie when her daughter Shiloh brought home a dead bird she wanted to keep as a pet. Danielle Steel has an elegant Paris residence packed with exotic specimens, including a giraffe in the foyer. Over-the-top taxidermy remains the flashy signature of party planner and decorator extraordinaire Ken Fulk.
For Chicago decorator Summer Thornton, the reason for taxidermy’s persistent appeal is obvious: “There’s nothing more beautiful than natural creation.” New York designer Ryan Korban agrees: “They add a layer of whimsy to a room that no other decorative arts element can give.” Patrick Mele, another New York designer, thinks there’s a spiritual component to this attraction. These creatures, he says, “are a special gift to be around. Birds, especially, are so colorful they look hyper-real. They remind us that those crazy colors are right there in nature.”
In the vast inventory of collectibles and curiosities on 1stDibs, find antique, new and vintage preserved and mounted taxidermy specimens for your Wunderkammern, mantle or carefully curated home library.