Tyrannosaurus Rex’s and meteors from mars Art dealer and collector Christian D. Link started the Wunderkammer Gallery in Zurich in 2012. Fascinated by all sorts of strange and beautiful otherworldly objects since he was a child, Christian started collecting and dealing. After an almost 20-year career as a successful close-up magician, he became a f…

James Cranfield @TheTaxidermist is one of the U.K. s leading collectors in both Taxidermy and curiosities. His shop and museum situated in Essex England hosts an incredible variety of the rare and unusual natural history wonders, from a giants walrus phallus to extremely rare taxidermy specimens such as lowland juvenile gorilla and leopard seal. Ja…

Man eating tigers, leopards and Jim Corbett Russell @taxidermyemporiumltd is a leading dealer in the UK buying, selling & restoring antique big cat skins & heads such as tiger, leopard, lion & jaguar - all of which have been checked to make sure they comply with the UK,s strict cites laws on this subject. Going full on big cat detective he supplies…

Henry Scragg @curiositiesfromthe5thcorner Bones, skulls and Macabre curiosities Skull collecting U.K. based Henry Scragg is top collector and dealer in curiosities, primarily focusing on human remains, as Henry says “everyone has an opinion, I find it best not to listen to anyone’s but your own, live the life that you want to” this interesting conv…

Tea Francis @teafrancisart @teasjungle Taxidermy, being a professional witch in L A and a love for spiders After learning the foundations of mammal and bird taxidermy with a museum taxidermist back in 2007, Tea had built a great foundation, however taxidermy was put on the back seat and after her graduation from university, with a degree in animal …

Calvin Von Crush is a professional tattoo artist from Connecticut. For nearly 20 years he has been assembling one of the largest private collections of items related to occult and paranormal history in the world, that he houses in his home museum. Spirit communication devices, tribal divination tools, and relics from bizarre rituals can all be foun…

In this podcast episode, Ed Bailey interviews Joey Martinez, an expert in pre-Columbian artifacts. They discuss the background and significance of pre-Columbian art, the process of authenticating pieces, collecting and selling pre-Columbian art, the importance of provenance and legalities, the value and investment potential of these artefacts, favo…

In this conversation, Ed Bailey interviews Alessandro, a collector of curios and wunderkammer. Alessandro shares his passion for collecting items with interesting stories and provenance. He discusses his early collecting years, starting with a fascination for pressing irons and later expanding into medical and scientific instruments, folk art, and …

Yasmin Thornber As featured in The Sunday Times - Yasmin, 34, is the owner of Evoke Erotes - home of provocative antiques and collectables. Having been whisked around antique stores at a young age, being deeply inspired by the trade during lock down and noticing a niche gap in the market, Evoke Erotes was born. A safe haven for all things cheeky. C…

Nick Philips, cryptic curiosity’s is a USA collector of a number of different and unusual items, in his own words, “the difference between a hoarder and a collector is shelves”. If I lived near Nick I would be in his company most weeks, his knowledge of items is incredible and he finds beauty and fascination in items that most wouldn’t see. We focu…

Peter Bux is a experienced collector from Belgium Specialising in unique artefacts linked to genuine human remains, items included in his collection are a carbon dated 300BC Egyptian Mummified head Another one in process of being carbon dated other Egyptian mummified artefacts to include two mummified falcons, a mummified adult and child foot Tibet…

Simon de marchi In this episode we talk about shark conservation and many different species, including the great hammerhead, Bull and great white shark, For more than 30 years, Simon has been studying and preparing shark specimens for collectors and museums around the world his experience, expertise and knowledge put him at the forefront of the pre…