THE COLLECTION: LA VIE DANS L'EDEN
DAMIEN HIRST
Today Darwin, Sinke & van Tongeren had a great day. Damien Hirst visited our show and bought every single piece for his Murderme collection. Two entire collections. The 'La Vie dans l’Eden' Fine Taxidermy collection and the 'Avis Oxi-Action' photo collection. “REALLY INCREDIBLE”: those were his words when he saw our work. As you can imagine, we think it is really incredible too.
PHOTO COLLECTION
The 'Aves Oxi-Action' photographs are printed in a series of seven. Damien Hirst has acquired one of each for his Murderme collection. To see what is still available click button below.
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BIRDCAGE
(20 Psittaculidae)
Price: SOLD
Dimensions:
H 150 cm Dm. 90 cm
A wide spectrum of various parrots. A total of 20 birds from all over the world, including Blue-and-gold Macaws, Rose-breasted Cockatoo, Rosella's, African Grey Parrots, Australian Ringnecks, rare Amazon Parrots, King Parrots and other Psittaculidae.
SNAKE HERALDRY
Price: SOLD
Dimensions:
H 110cm W 102cm D 30cm
A heraldry ornament created with the 'Big 5' of dangerous snakes and two other beauties.
A cobra, black mamba, rat snake, python, desert horned viper, emerald tree-boa on an anaconda as a base.
JAN WEENIX
(Cygnus olor & Pavo cristatus)
Price: SOLD
Dimensions:
H 129 cm W 115 cm D 90 cm
A beautiful still life of a Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) and a wild Peafowl (Pavo cristatus).
This composition is inspired by the famous work of 17th century Dutch painter Jan Weenix.
BLUE-EARED PHEASANT ON 18th CENTURY ARCH
(Tauraco leucolophus)
Price: SOLD
Dimensions:
H 119 cm W 80 cm D 30 cm
A beautiful 18th century throne made out of fruitwood is the decor for a strong and colorful combination of a Blue-eared Pheasant (Crossoptilon auritum), two Lilac-breasted Rollers (Coracias caudatus) and three rare European Bee-Eaters (Merops apiaster).
Blue-eared Pheasants originally come from mountain forests in central china, while the bee-eater is strongly migratory and is found from Sri Lanka to Southern Europe. Lilac breasted Rollers like the drought of the sub Sahara’s and are also found on the Arabic peninsula.
WHITE-CRESTED TURACO'S
(Tauraco leucolophus)
Price: SOLD
Dimensions:
H 127 cm W 66 cm D 37 cm
Colorful composition of three African Tauraco leucolophus in a beautiful 18th century piece of antiques.
FINANCIAL TIMES 'HOW TO SPEND IT'
"THE STUFFED THAT DREAMS ARE MADE OF"
Lucia van der Post, The Grande Dame of Luxury
DISPLAY CABINET COMME BACHELIER
(Rhea americana & Guttera pucherani & Numida meleagris & Acryllium vulturinu)
Price: SOLD
Dimensions:
H 144 cm W 94 cm D 62 cm
Special composition of four birds in a beautiful glass display cabinet. Birds: Greater Rhea, Crested Guineafowl, Helmeted Guinea Fowl, Vulturine guineafowl
AMERICAN
WHITE PELICAN
(Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
Price: SOLD
Dimensions:
H 148 cm W 55 cm D 77 cm
A huge Pelecanus erythrorhynchos with selected antiques as a monumental basement.
Note: This item is not available for the US.
LION CUBS
(Panthera leo)
Price: SOLD
Dimensions:
H 67 cm Dm. 37 cm
A playful couple of Panthera leo cubs with selected antiques.
LIVINGSTONE'S TURACO
(Tauraco livingstonii)
Price: SOLD
Dimensions:
H 62 cm Dm. 35 cm
A rare African Tauraco livingstonii on a branch made of blood coral.
BLUE PEAFOWL
(Pavo cristatus)
Price: SOLD
Dimensions:
H 190 cm W 50 cm D 65 cm
Wall-mounted Peafowl with extremely long tail
CHESTNUT-MANDIBLED TOUCAN
(Ramphastos ambiguus swainsonii)
Price: SOLD
Dimensions:
H 89 cm W 45 cm D 43 cm
An elegant Ramphastos ambiguus swainsonii on a blood coral branch supported by an antique pillar.
TOCO TOUCAN
(Ramphastos toco)
Price: SOLD
Dimensions:
H 75 cm W 26 cm D 20 cm
A gracious Ramphastos toco on an antique pillar.
RUNNING WHITE GREATER RHEA
(Rhea americana)
Price: SOLD
Dimensions:
H 158 cm W 100 cm D 80 cm
Mixed media. Dynamic Rhea americana on an antique wood basement.
THE TELEGRAPH LUXURY
"SINKE & VAN TONGEREN ELEVATES TAXIDERMY TO A FINE ART"
Henriette Thompson
MAGELLANIC PENGUIN
(Spheniscus magellanicus)
Price: SOLD
Dimensions:
H 69 cm Dm. 34 cm
A Spheniscus magellanicus with selected antiques.
GREEN IGUANA
(Iguana iguana)
Price: SOLD
Dimensions:
H 203 cm W 60 cm D 37 cm
A huge mounted and hand-painted Iguana iguana on a unique antique column from a dutch city hall.
COCKATOO AND MACAW
(Cacatua alba & Ara ararauna)
Price: SOLD
Dimensions:
H 123 cm W 61 cm D 52 cm
Rare Cacatua alba and Ara ararauna playing in an antique frame.
CNN
"THERE IS NO DOUBT: VAN TONGEREN AND SINKE – WHO SPORT WILD HAIR AND BEARDS AND WEAR MATCHING LEATHER APRONS – ARE THE HOTTEST THING TO HAPPEN TO TAXIDERMY IN DECADES."
Jake Wallis Simons for CNN
RING-TAILED LEMUR
(Lemur catta)
Price: SOLD
Dimensions:
H 110 cm W 44 cm D 25 cm
An exotic Lemur catta with selected antiques
Note: Not available for US
BOAT-BILLED HERON
(Cochlearius cochlearius)
Price: $ 5,500
Dimensions:
H 68 cm Dm. 40 cm
A Cochlearius cochlearius on a antique wooden ornament.
BLACK-THROATED MAGPIE-JAY
(Calocitta colliei)
Price: SOLD
Dimensions:
H 82 cm Dm. 28 cm
A beautiful Calocitta colliei with selected antiques.
WHITE-CRESTED LAUGHINGTHRUSH
(Garrulax leucolophus)
Price: SOLD
Dimensions:
H 36 cm W 24 cm D 10 cm
Chic Garrulax leucolophus on antique wood and bakelite ornament.
L'OFFICIEL HOMMES
"THESE CREATORS ARE TWO ARTISTS WITH A GREAT POWER FOR OBSERVATION, THE PATIENCE OF A WATCHMAKER AND THE LOOKS OF ADVENTURERS FROM THE GOLDEN AGE
IT LOOKS LIKE THE SOUL IS STILL IN OR AROUND THE MOUNTED ANIMAL"
Annemiek van Grondel
SOUTHERN GROUND HORNBILL
(Bucorvus leadbeateri)
Price: SOLD
Dimensions:
H 77 cm W 70 cm D 25 cm
An extravagant African Bucorvus leadbeateri on a beautiful antique basement.
BLACK SWAN
(Cygnus atratus)
Price: SOLD
Dimensions:
H 182 cm W 64 cm D 54 cm
A Tasmanian Cygnus atratus on a rich carved and partly gilded French antique ornament.