Handcrafted Dark Naturalist Art

Curious
Taxidermy

Each piece collected at the threshold between beauty and decay — preserved for those who find truth in the strange.

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✦ Ethically & Sustainably Sourced ✦ Every Piece Made by Hand ✦ Insured International Shipping ✦ Ships to EU · UK · Canada · Switzerland ✦ Personal Replies Within 1–2 Days ✦ 5.0 ★ Verified Reviews ✦ Ethically & Sustainably Sourced ✦ Every Piece Made by Hand ✦ Insured International Shipping ✦ Ships to EU · UK · Canada · Switzerland ✦ Personal Replies Within 1–2 Days ✦ 5.0 ★ Verified Reviews

One Collector, Many Forms

Each specimen is part of an evolving archive. Most one of a kind — once claimed, they do not return.

Preserved with Intention

Dark naturalist art handled with a collector's care. Inspired by folklore, anatomy and the beauty of ruin.

Dispatched with Care

Ready to ship within 3 business days. Custom orders: 2–4 weeks. Tracking always included.

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Each category a different chapter of the same dark story.

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Ethically Sourced

Every specimen obtained through legal, ethical means. Nature is honoured, never exploited. Each creature treated with gravity.

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Expert Preservation

Professional-grade techniques ensure specimens last generations. Each piece is inspected and verified before shipping.

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Insured Shipping

Every order ships with full insurance and tracking. Your specimen arrives exactly as it left — perfect, undisturbed.

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Most are one of a kind — once claimed, they do not return.

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The Archive

Shadowboxes, preserved specimens, ritual caskets, crafted relics — each one made once, and never repeated.

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Requiem Aeternam
Noctis Reliquary
Serpent Violet Chamber
Floral Delight
Occultia
Crucifixa
Cerberus
Whimsical Marshland
Requiem Aeternam
Noctis Reliquary
Serpent Violet Chamber
Floral Delight
Occultia
Crucifixa
Cerberus
Whimsical Marshland
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Curious Taxidermy · Dark Naturalist Art

An Archive
of the Strange

Every piece exists at the threshold between the natural world and something older — something that doesn't have a clean name.

Preserved bats in Victorian shadowboxes. Snake skeletons suspended in midnight frames. Ritual caskets hand-carved from aged wood. Necklaces carrying real bone.

From the Requiem Aeternam snake reliquary to the Noctis bat shadowbox — each piece is built once, named, and released. Once it leaves, it is gone.

Ready To Ship pieces leave within 3 business days. Made To Order pieces are crafted to your commission — 2 to 4 weeks.

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What Collectors Say

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24 verified reviews · Etsy & Website

Arrived perfectly packaged in its coffin frame, not a scratch. The Sangruel commands the room. I have never owned anything that feels this intentional.

JT
James T.
Sangruel — Devourer of Hearts
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The Requiem Aeternam shadowbox is breathtaking in person. Museum quality but with a darkness that museums would never dare. Already looking at my second order.

MD
Margaux D.
Requiem Aeternam | Snakes
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I commissioned the Bunny Kitten piece for my altar and it exceeded every expectation. Strange, tender, and deeply unsettling in all the right ways. Communication was warm and unhurried.

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Cecile R.
Bunny Kitten | Made To Order
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The Noctis Reliquary bat shadowbox arrived faster than expected and was wrapped like a relic. My study now has a piece that silences every visitor who walks in. Third order.

TW
Thomas W.
Noctis Reliquary | Bats
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Cerberus is genuinely one of the most striking objects I have ever purchased. The craftsmanship at this price point is unreal. It looks like it belongs in a private Victorian collection.

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Elena V.
Cerberus | Collector's Work
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The Floral Delight bat piece is exactly the strange tenderness I was looking for. Dark florals, preserved bat, gothic frame. My partner called it disturbing. I called it perfect. We were both right.

SM
Sarah M.
Floral Delight | Bats
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Our Promise

Why Curious Taxidermy

Built on reverence for the natural world. Guided by a collector's obsession with the strange and the beautiful.

Ethically Sourced

Every specimen obtained through legal, ethical means. Nature is honoured, never exploited.

Handcrafted Lore

Each piece carries a written narrative — deeply crafted to unsettle. You are not buying décor. You are acquiring a story.

Insured Shipping

Every order ships with full insurance and tracking. Your specimen arrives exactly as it left — perfect, undisturbed.

One of a Kind

Most pieces are made once and never repeated. Once a specimen is claimed, it does not return.

How It Works

From Discovery
to Display

A simple, unhurried ritual.

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Browse the Archive

Wander the collection. Ready To Ship pieces leave within 3 days. Made To Order pieces are built to your brief.

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Claim Your Specimen

Checkout securely. Most pieces are one of a kind — once claimed, they vanish from the archive.

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Sealed & Dispatched

Your piece is inspected, custom-packed, and insured before it ever leaves. Tracking sent immediately.

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Received & Placed

Unwrap your relic and let it find its place. Each specimen arrives ready to display, exactly as shown.

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Pieces like Cerberus and the Whimsical Reliquary surface without warning — and vanish just as quickly. Be first to know.

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