Taxidermy pieces are turning up at every antique show I am in these
days. While beautiful and definitely interesting (if not alarming
depending on the animal’s pose) I understand it is not for everyone. At a
show I was in last fall I offered a gorgeous red fox I would
have loved to “adopt” to put on top of the primitive white cupboard that
houses our television. I was met with resounding opposition from the
rest of my family. They simply could not imagine watching TV with this
fox “watching” them. They even likened it to the rescue panther commercial!!
If you feel the same way as my husband and children there are
certainly other ways of achieving the curated feel of nature. A simple
and certainly less expensive way is by adding antique chromo lithographs from the late 1800's of
your favorite fauna subjects.
If you are looking to do a large collection of prints try looking
for them on one of the royalty free photo websites such as
shutterstock.com, istockphoto.com. Print and frame
yourself or take to a printing shop to have them put onto artist’s
canvases.
Search your favorite antique haunts for the real McCoy. You might
be lucky enough to find a gem! If the print quality is excellent and
the production numbers were low, you may score a litho with significant
value! Happy hunting…of paper not fur.
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