Description

Width: 53cm

An unusual Victorian-era taxidermy cat presented in a relaxed reclining pose.

This authentic domestic cat study captures the enduring fascination with natural history displays that flourished during the 19th century, when taxidermy featured prominently in both private collections and scientific cabinets.

Displaying a soft cream and ginger coat with expressive glass eyes and a naturally posed body, this piece offers strong decorative appeal for collectors of Victorian curiosities, natural history and cabinet of curiosities interiors.

Its gentle reclining position creates a distinctive display compared to the more commonly encountered mounted specimens.

A genuine period taxidermy piece that would sit comfortably within a wunderkammer collection, gothic interior or antique natural history display.