Antique Parlor Set with Original Upholsery

I am always fascinated by antiques that retain their original upholstery. It is very hard to find anything that hasn't been redone many times over the last one hundred years. Recently I found a lovely three-piece parlor set with the original mohair and satin damask upholstery! The upholstery design is the same as this old illustration from a Victorian catalog.

Beautiful old mohair that is muted like old velvet.
Pretty satin damask in contrasting colors (settee is peach, chair is green and extra wide chair is blue). The seats need to be recovered but that would be a pretty easy fix. I love the old gimp and decorative tacks!
Due to a lack of space, I am going to have to let this set go. So if you are in the Southern California area, this beautiful piece of original oak Victoriana is for sale! Please email if interested. My email button is on the right column.

Cool Skulls

I sent one of my realistic skull replicas to my best friend Tinker and she made him right at home in her Atomic Universe. Her new skull looks very pleased to be cozying up to the fabulous Tink!

Click over to my website to get your own skull to pal around with!

Victorian Mystery Taxidermy Cat

Here is my new Victorian "mystery" cat. It is a bizarre antique taxidermy and I'm not sure what it is supposed to be. It is too small to be a leopard and it has a dark stripe down its back, which I don't see on any other wild african cats. I love the cartoon-like tail!

Whatever it was supposed to be, it has a fun weirdness about it that is perfect for my collection.

Pandora the kitty isn't sure about it either :-)

Freak Show

Here are some images I created to use on a new display cabinet I found. These were inspired by old Freak Show photos.

Antiques and Odd Fellows

I love old Masonic and Odd Fellows items. I have a nice collection of these fraternal oddities at my booth right now.

An amazing antique velvet ceremonial costume with the Odd Fellows All Seeing Eye on the front.
An antique Odd Fellows Egyptian costume with a strange little taxidermy lion

next to it.A perfect victorian coffin-shaped plant stand.

As always, skulls and more skulls.

Eerie antique anatomical images on pendants. Give the heart to the one you love!

Edgar Allen Poe and his raven.

Antique ouija boards and Carole Lombard with her black cat.

Stop by the Parlor to find the perfect Holiday gift for that special someone on your list!

Dramatic Taxidermy

I was very inspired by Morgan Mavis of The Contemporary Zoological Conservatory with the way she displays her taxidermy collection. She has a large room and uses large heads to great effect. I decided to do a wall of deer heads and it has been in the works for a while and today I found the perfect final deer for that wall. This lovely vintage white deer from Texas!

I love the drama on my 12 foot wall of the large deer heads.
Two of the deer are looking off in one direction, adding a real sense of life to the display.
I highly recommend going for a big statement if you have a nice big wall to work with! I'm thinking maybe a group of jackal heads next time :-)

Skulls and Funeral Ribbons

I'm having fun on a Saturday afternoon, getting items ready for my booth. I have a lot of great skulls for everyone on your holiday gift-buying list. White skulls, aged skulls and my favorite, the disinterred look!

An antique funeral ribbon with its original box containing a funeral dirge.
Antique embalming bottles on my back shelf awaiting price tags.

A curious old coyote rug.

And Pandora the cat doing a little fortune telling. While she isn't called PD (Pandora's Destruction) for nothing, she is not for sale :-)