| Collectors very frequently acquire
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| | generations and to that end they should
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| specialized knowledge about their
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| | be applauded for both their disposable
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| collections. To understand how this
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| | capital and foreseight of investment.
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| works, one would have to be a collector
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| | I am personally yet to be convinced that
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| or to understand the collector mentality.
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| | you could use a taxidermy collection as a
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| Most collectors do not collect just to
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| | retirement fund, partly due the to
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| possess the items in their collections,
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| | cyclical nature of antiques and the
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| but because the items fascinate them and
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| | antiques market. We firmly believe
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| they want to learn as much about them as
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| | however that in recent times taxidermy as
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| they can. This is demonstrated by those
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| | an acceptible object to collect has come
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| who have written books on this subject.
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| | back into fashion, following a 30 year
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| Taxidermy Collectors and Collections
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| | absence from the visible market place.
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| We are in contact with many serious
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| | Will it now return to another 30 years
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| collectors globally sharing both
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| | absence only remains to be seen. Perhaps
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| knowledge and experiences of taxidermy
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| | the best / the greatest value in antiques
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| colecting and regulations that govern
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| | is not money, but pleasure they bring to
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| this trade, I was on the path of becoming
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| | those who own them. Most Taxidermy cases,
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| a serious collector myself (funds being
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| | even Hutchings Foxes and Badgers, that
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| the most obvious limiting factor), but
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| | were produced on an industrial scale, are
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| then spent time with dealers and saw the
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| | unique in their own way. I have never
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| other side of the coin :) Seeing others
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| | seen cases that are identical, very
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| get "collector fever" cured me
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| | similar yes, but never identical. Perhaps
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| completely. This is not a crtisim, more
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| | the best way to "value" an item is what
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| just an observation. I understand the
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| | would it cost you today from a dealer to
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| "mentality". (And I haven't lost the urge
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| | replace the item that has been damaged /
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| - except that now I collect in a more
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| | stolen or beyond practical restoration
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| modest specialist fashion). The research
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| | Given the nature and scale of man's
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| I have done however into taxidermy's
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| | obsession with collecting both Victorian
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| availability and worth is both extensive
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| | and modern taxidermy, we have had to
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| and detailed and is of course ongoing.
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| | dedicate an additional page to add some
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| Collecting is about possession and
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| | more cases for your perusal. Once again
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| ownership. With "investment collectors"
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| | we hope that you enjoy them. The web page
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| it's the possession and ownership of
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| | below has a written narative explaining
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| valuables that have the potential to
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| | collecting and also contained within this
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| increase with time. With "passionate
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| | page are some additional taxidermy
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| collectors" the motivations are very
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| | pictures of cases within one collection.
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| varied and complex, but at the end it
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| | Again it represent around 100 cases,
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| boils down again to possession and
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| | which when combined with the web page
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| ownership. The test is simple. Someone
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| | below illustrates only 30% of the total
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| who has the means to be a collector but
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| | cases within this collection
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| is primarily after knowledge will support
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| | The following pictures still only relate
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| the acquisition activities of museums,
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| | to one collection, The Four Elms
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| because that's the rational choice for
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| | Collection. Arguably this is one of the
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| increasing knowledge. A collector will
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| | largest and most comprehensive taxidermy
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| buy the object for his own private
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| | collections in private hands in England.
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| collection (even if he then lends it for
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| | Many of the Victorian and Modern
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| public display). And there's nothing
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| | Taxidermists of merit are represented
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| wrong with collecting. It is both a very
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| | here
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| natural instinct and something that is
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| | The aim of this webpage is to provide an
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| accepted, and approved, by social norms
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| | insight into one collection. It
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| and regulated by laws.
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| | demonstrates both the nature and extent
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| Serious collectors support both dealers
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| | of Victorian Taxidermy and the variety of
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| and taxidermists alike. Most taxidermists
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| | what is currently available at a price.
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| activity is a rural based activity, and
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| | This collection (limited part thereof)
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| with the ban on fox hunting, the rural
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| | also represents perhaps one of the
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| community needs all the support it can
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| | largest private collections in the UK
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| get. With the small band of both
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| | today and is representative of a
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| dedicated and wealthy collectors here in
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| | significant number of both modern and
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| the UK, the price of Victorian Taxidermy
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| | Victorian taxidermists.
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| would be significantly lower than the
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| | Antique taxidermy cases by example from
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| prices it commands today. "The Market"
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| | the "Four Elms Collection". These
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| however will always determine the price
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| | pictures represent approximately one
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| of everything, and forms perhaps the
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| | sixth of the total collection (over 650
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| basic law of economics. Serious taxidermy
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| | cases), this does not include masks and
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| collectors have done much to preserve
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| | shields. We hope you enjoy them.
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| good quality taxidermy for future
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