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Taxidermy Dome Victorian Tropical Bird Diorama Meropidae (Bee Eater)
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Taxidermy Dome Victorian Tropical Bird Diorama Meropidae (Bee Eater)

19th century
Sold 18 August 2025 · Rams Head Antiques
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Description

This is a beautiful Victorian taxidermy display dome in excellent condition dating from around 1880.

The colourful specimens showcased are a green parrotlet, a bee-eater, and a blue-gray tanager, all mounted upon a centrally positioned branch with flowers and foliage above painted simulated groundwork. The birds are very artistically displayed and enclosed beneath the original oval glass dome with original ebonised supporting base.

The dome measures 26cm by 13.5cm by 42cm overall height

UK delivery can be arranged with our trusted courier and costs £55 plus vat to most areas.

Date of Manufacture

Rams Head Antiques has dated this Victorian Taxidermy Bird Dome to the 1880s.

Physical Dimensions
Height
42cm (16.54")
Width
26cm (10.24")
Depth
13.5cm (5.31")
Reference Numbers
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SA1144272
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Rams Head Antiques is a family business based in Wolsingham in Weardale where we have had shop premises for 28 years. The shop is generally open every Saturday from 11 am till 3 pm.

You are most welcome to visit the shop but please always check to confirm we are open before travelling. We have been in the antiques trade for well over thirty years now and stock a wide and varied range of antiques and decorative items specialising in carpets and Eastern and Oriental items as well as Georgian and Victorian furniture, mirrors, oil paintings, prints, ceramics and clocks.

We can arrange worldwide delivery on all the items we have in stock, please ask for an accurate quote.

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Description
This is a beautiful Victorian taxidermy display dome in excellent condition dating from around 1880.

The colourful specimens showcased are a green parrotlet, a bee-eater, and a blue-gray tanager, all mounted upon a centrally positioned branch with flowers and foliage above painted simulated groundwork.

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The birds are very artistically displayed and enclosed beneath the original oval glass dome with original ebonised supporting base.
Rams Head Antiques

The dome measures 26cm by 13.5cm by 42cm overall height

UK delivery can be arranged with our trusted courier and costs £55 plus vat to most areas.

Date of Manufacture

Rams Head Antiques has dated this Victorian Taxidermy Bird Dome to the 1880s.

Height
42cm (16.54")
Width
26cm (10.24")
Depth
13.5cm (5.31")
Reference Numbers
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SA1144272
Rams Head Antiques
Rams Head Antiques
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A vintage glass dome encasing a multi-bird taxidermy diorama with preserved foliage mounted on a black wooden base. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO
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Archive I A vintage glass dome encasing a multi-bird taxidermy diorama with preserved foliage mounted on a black wooden base. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

Taxidermy Dome Victorian Tropical Bird Diorama Meropidae (Bee Eater)

Archive II A vintage glass dome encasing a multi-bird taxidermy diorama with preserved foliage mounted on a black wooden base. View II
Archive III A vintage glass dome encasing a multi-bird taxidermy diorama with preserved foliage mounted on a black wooden base. View III
Archive IV A vintage glass dome encasing a multi-bird taxidermy diorama with preserved foliage mounted on a black wooden base. View IV
Archive V A vintage glass dome encasing a multi-bird taxidermy diorama with preserved foliage mounted on a black wooden base. View V
Archive VI A vintage glass dome encasing a multi-bird taxidermy diorama with preserved foliage mounted on a black wooden base. View VI
Archive VII A vintage glass dome encasing a multi-bird taxidermy diorama with preserved foliage mounted on a black wooden base. View VII
Archive VIII A vintage glass dome encasing a multi-bird taxidermy diorama with preserved foliage mounted on a black wooden base. View VIII
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Rams Head Antiques
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Weardale
Durham
United Kingdom
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Verified Since Sep 2014
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A vintage glass dome encasing a multi-bird taxidermy diorama with preserved foliage mounted on a black wooden base.
Taxidermy Dome Victorian Tropical Bird Diorama Meropidae (Bee Eater)
Ref: SA1144272
A vintage glass dome encasing a multi-bird taxidermy diorama with preserved foliage mounted on a black wooden base.
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Cataloguer’s note

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  • ObjectTaxidermy & Specimens
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian & Gothic
  • MaterialGlass, Wood, Feathers, Dried Foliage
  • ColourMulticoloured
  • MotifsGlass bell jar, Naturalistic diorama, Ebonised wooden base
  • SizeH 42 cm (17 in) x W 26 cm (10 in) x D 13.5 cm (5 in)

FAQs

During the Victorian era, taxidermy domes and dioramas became popular household ornaments as interest in natural history, ornithology, and exotic exploration grew amongst the middle and upper classes.

These pieces typically consist of hand-blown blown glass bell jars, ebonised wooden bases, arsenic-treated bird specimens, and artificial foliage or natural dried botanicals arranged in a naturalistic scene.

Authentic pieces usually feature hand-blown glass with minor imperfections and bubbles, aged ebonised wooden bases, traditional paper or felt linings underneath, and taxidermy methods characteristic of 19th-century preparation.

They make striking statement pieces on bookshelves, mantelpieces, or side tables, working particularly well within eclectic, cabinet of curiosities, or dark academia design schemes.

Keep the piece out of direct sunlight to prevent fading of the plumage, avoid using liquid cleaners directly on the glass or specimens, and do not remove the dome unless necessary to protect the fragile contents from dust and humidity.
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