KEA
(Nestor notabilis)

Price: € 19.000 excl. VAT

Dimensions dome:
L: 49 cm D: 24 cm H: 61 cm
L: 19.3 in. D: 9.45 in. H: 24 in.

The Kea is a species of large parrot found in the forested and alpine regions of the South Island of New Zealand. Known for attacking livestock, especially sheep. There are also anecdotal reports of kea attacking rabbits, dogs, and even horses. There are also suggestions that kea used to feed on moa in a similar way. It all ounds brutal yet if looks beautifull. With its mostly olive-green plumage with orange feathers on the undersides of its wings. The outer wing are a dull-blu. It sits on top of a green marble ornament and under a large antique glass dome. Always wanted to work on one and now we have. A very rare specimen to own.

Note: Not available for the US

IV MACAWS IN A ROW

One Red-and-green macaw (Ara chloropterus)
Three Blue-and-gold macaws (Ara ararauna)

Price: € 50.000 excl. VAT

Dimensions:
L: 163 cm D: 43 cm H: 84 cm
L: 64.17 in. D: 16.93 in. H: 33 in.

Four magnificent macaws perched on an 18th century gilt wooden ornament that is wall mounted. A composition inspired by the famous 17th century Hondecoeter paintings. Resulting in a dynamic tableaux that is exploding in colour.

Note: Not available for the US

SONGBIRD ORCHESTRA NO 1.

Price: € 75.000 excl. VAT

Dimensions Birdcage:
L: 175 cm W: 25 cm H: 99 cm
L: 68.9 in. W: 9.84 in. H: 38.98 in.

A huge 19th Century French Birdcage with a composition of nineteen Fine Taxidermy birds. We can imagine this being an amazing orchestra of beautifull tunes. Among the musicians are a Purple Roller, Blue-bellied Roller, Red-billed blue magpie, Yellow-faced myna, Paradise tanager and a Golden-breasted starling.

HAMERKOP
(Scopus umbretta)

Price: € 9.000,- excl. VAT

Dimensions dome:
L: 31 cm D: 19 cm H: 64 cm
L: 12.2 in. D: 7.48 in. H: 25.2 in.

Hammerhead is a medium sized wading bird. The shape of his head with a long bill and crest at the back looks like a hammer. This gave the species its name after the Afrikaans word for hammerhead ‘Hamerkop’. We sculpted this Hamerkop in a very gracious and friendly pose. Its base is tailor made with antique wood and velvet. Housend under an antique 19th Century glass dome.

DUYVENBODE'S LORY
(Chalcopsitta duivenbodei)

Price: € 9.000,- excl. VAT

Dimensions Dome:
L: 44 cm D: 23 cm H: 49 cm
L: 17.32 in. D: 9 in. H: 19.29 in.

The Duyvenbode’s Lory is found in northern New Guinea. Named after Maarten Dirk van Renesse van Duivenbode (June 2, 1804 – March 31, 1878) who was a Dutch merchant, trader of bird skins for fashion and naturalia. The colour pallette of this bird is very special. Almost bronze like. A great match with the antique velvet base.

Note: Not available for the US

SPECTACLED OWL & SNAKE
(Pulsatrix perspicillata)

Price: € 12.000,- excl. VAT

Dimensions Dome:
Ø: 38 cm H: 60 cm
Ø: 14.96 in. H 23.62 in.

The Spectacled owl is the largest owl to be found in the dense tropical rainforests of South America. It will eat everything that moves and is not too heavy to fly away with. It will eat monkeys even. We thought it would make an interesting composition to feed him a very large snake that curls around him. It makes the work attractive from all angles and it also interacts with the twisted marble base he is sitting on.

Note: Not available for the US

BALD EAGLE & SNAKES
(Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

Price: € 35.000,- excl. VAT

This magnificent bird of prey fighting two snakes. A Puff adder (Bitis arietans) and a Blood Python (Python brongersmai). This battle takes place on top of an antique marble and zinc plinth.

Note: Not available for the US

Price for set : € 60.000,- excl. VAT

VERREAUX’S EAGLE & SNAKES
(Aquila verreauxii)

Price: € 35.000,- excl. VAT

A very rare black eagle in the midst of a tough conflict with a Royal Python (Python regius) and a Boa constrictor (Boa constrictor). Situated on an identical plinth to the Bald Eagle. Two impressive sculptural pieces.

Price for set : € 60.000,- excl. VAT

JAPANESE SPIDER CRAB
(Macrocheira kaempferi)

Price: € 35.000,- excl. VAT

Dimensions:
W: 186 cm H: 153 cm D: 30 cm
W: 73.23 in. H: 60.24 in. D: 11.81 in.

This magnificent creature comes from the deep sea. It is is wall mounted. The legs are mounted in the victorian way using metal wires and the joints are covered with silver leaf. An impressive centrepiece.

Title: QUOTING CHARLES DARWIN I

Price: € 120.000,- excl. VAT

Dimensions:
L: 320 cm D: 80 cm H: 130 cm
L: 126 in. D: 31.3 in. H: 51.2 in.

This monumental work is inspired on the famous quote of Darwin.
“If everyone were cast in the same mould, there would be no such thing as beauty.” It is because of this quote that we added Darwin to our name Darwin, Sinke & van Tongeren. This quote also fits our goal to do all our taxidermy work without the use of factory moulds that are typical for contemporary taxidermy. 

We sculpt all our bodies by hand and therefor can create the unique poses like how they line up in this mayor work. We combined many different birds with many different features from many different points of the compass. Together they form a 17th Century like composition of colours and poses. This collection varies from the rare African Congo Peafowl and a gracious Stanley Crane to a regular Dutch chicken. 

Quoting Charles Darwin I is one
of the largest works in the DSvT history.

Species in this work are:
Crested Partridge, White Peafowl, Three Duck Chicks, Stanley Crane, Brahma Chicken, White Crested Chicken, Emu Chick, Southern Screamer, Congo Peafowl, Himalayan Monal & Mute Swan.

Title: THE BIRDS OF DSvT
BY JOHN JAMES AUDUBON

Price: € 55.000,- excl. VAT

Dimensions:
L: 87 cm D: 54 cm H: 167 cm
L: 34.25 in. D: 21.26 in. H: 65.75 in.

The Haarlem taxidermists Jaap Sinke and
Ferry van Tongeren have recreated Audubon’s iconic flamingo especially for the ‘Vogelpracht’ exhibition at Teylers Museum. As an artist, John James Audubon is one of the sources of inspiration for their own work.

Birds in this work are an American flamingo.
A Grey headed swamphen that is mainly a blue-ish green, And an elegant Giant wood rail. Plus the tail of a Ringnecked parakeet.

These three waders pose on a pink porto gallo marble plate suported by small wood columns. Decorated with several ton-sur-ton insects.

Housed in a Victorian Oak Display Cabineton-stand in the manner of Robert Lorimer. Late 19th century. The rectangular lift-up glazed top with turned column corners with acanthus carved capitals; the stand with a moulded frieze and chamferred legs and stretchers.

Note: Not available for the US

Title: KING OF THE MUSEUM
(Crocodylus niloticus) 

Price: € 240.000,- excl. VAT

Dimensions:
L: 470 cm D: 83 cm H: 90 cm
L: 185 in. D: 32.68 in. H: 13.8 in.

Since we started, we always wanted to make a very large crocodile. Wishful thinking, we thought it was. But now we were able to do so. We were lucky we could obtain a Nile crocodile of 5 meters. 5 meters! We were lucky since very large crocodiles are normally not kept at Zoos. So, to find one that died of natural causes outside a Zoo was more or less impossible. This crocodile died of old age a very long time ago when it was the breeding stallion at a luxury bag manufacturers breeding facility. After his long productive life, it finally died. In honour of its contribution to the company they had it preserved as a rug and it featured the office of the director of this firm. It stayed there for decades. It was their icon. When we were able to buy it, it was already antique. 

The last two years we worked on this amazing creature to recreate it into a 3D crocodile again. 

It hangs from brass chains at the ceiling and it is wrapped in hemp ropes that we dyed a dark coral red. We were fortunate to have help from a female Shibari or Hojōjutsu expert from Japan (the art of binding a prisoner of war) to create this wonderful structure that holds him. Between its impressive jaws is a sceptre. A nod to the royal Wunderkammers.

It comes with CITES paperwork that enables you to legally own it. This in itself is unique for a crocodile of this magnitude. This paperwork proves the animal came not from the wild and therefor can be legally owned and traded. 

Title: TROPHEES DEFENCE

Price: € 110.000,- excl. VAT

Dimensions:
L: 450 cm W: 216 cm H: 368 cm
L: 177 in. x W: 85 in. x H: 145 in.

An impressive set of 12 sculptures creating a wall of weaponry. Real antique horns and antlers facing the viewer and forcing it into defence. From left to right and top to bottom: Hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus) Billy goat (Capra aegagrus hircus), Caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou), Alpine Ibex (Capra ibex), Bezoar Goat (Capra aegagrus), Goat (Capra aegagrus hircus), Common Eland (Taurotragus oryx), Moose (Alces alces), Oryx (Oryx gazella), Greater Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros), Mouflon (Ovis orientalis orientalis), Springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis) In the museum exhibition these sculptures were hanging on an iron frame but they are created to also be able to hang on a wall. This set will be a centrepiece wherever it will be hanging.

ANATOMICAL MODEL OF GORILLA BY DR. LOUIS AUZOUX
Including Unique Handwritten Booklet

Price On Request

Dimensions:
L: 90 cm W: 80 cm H: 170 cm
L: 35.4 in. x W: 31.5 in. x H: 67 in.

Sinke & van Tongeren exhibited this extremely rare Auzoux Gorilla by carefully taking apart the model and creating an exploded view of this historically important piece. When viewed from a particular angle all pieces come together to form the original shape.

HISTORY AUZOUX GORILLA

We dedicated a separate page to the fascinating history of this anatomical model.