Price Guide to Antiques & Collectables
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Preserved rare bird eggs

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.

In assessing a taxidermied specimen, the potential more... buyer should carefully study the colours and brightness of the specimen, the eyes, the detail of the groundwork, style and condition of the case and the rarity of the species. Worm or insect eaten specimens, fading, and other damage substantially reduce the value of taxidermied items. less...

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A Victorian Naturalist bird's eggs specimen box, 19th century…
Victorian Naturalist Bird's Eggs Specimen Box, 19th Century

A Victorian Naturalist bird's eggs specimen box, 19th century the hinged cover opening to an arrangement of compartments and removable tray, each containing a selection of speckled birds eggs, most with labels including brown hawk, dove, kink-silvereye etc

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A rare Cretaceous period dinosaur egg, Mongolian Desert, the…
Cretaceous Hadrosaur Egg Fossil from Mongolian Desert, 2KG

A rare Cretaceous period dinosaur egg, Mongolian Desert, the hadrosaur egg with smooth shell texture and varigated colours of grey and red sits on a matrix base. Shell broken before fossilization. 5.12 in. x 6.30 in. 2KG

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A large kiwi egg specimen as above. Length 13.5 cm.
Large 13.5 cm Kiwi Egg Specimen

A large kiwi egg specimen as above. Length 5.31 in.

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A large kiwi egg specimen the egg is cream coloured with light…
North Island Brown Kiwi Egg - 13.5 cm

A large kiwi egg specimen the egg is cream coloured with light brown flecks and most likely belongs to the North Island brown kiwi. Length 5.31 in.

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