The Wilde Collection in the Heights, curated by visionary owners and artists Lawyer Douglas and Tyler Zottarelle, features an avant-garde collection of Victorian oddities, creative taxidermy and eccentric art.
If you like what you see here — and who wouldn’t — then be sure to register early for their October 28th “Till Death Do Us Part” event. Imagine a haunted wedding with a ghostly bride, a jilted groom, a scorned widow, a diabolical priest, a decaying cake and decrepit décor. Visit their Facebook event page for the 411 … if you dare.
All photos by Max Burkhalter.
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Hillbilly taxidermy. Can you guess what part of the animal became the face? -
Mexican-themed art and ephemera -
Vintage physician tools -
Thing turned clock -
Right out of a nightmare -
Morticia Addams’ bedroom -
Taxidermy -
An escapee from The Wizard of Oz -
Blonde unicorn by artist/owner Lawyer Douglas -
Dia de los muertos -
Religious icons -
More fashionable than a Madame Alexander doll, each Vampyre doll has its own name and so-called charm. Erzsébet, also known as The Blood Countess, was descended from the noble Báthory family in Hungary and, according to Guinness World Records, was the most prolific female murderer of the western world. -
Tortured for eternity -
Many cultures are represented here -
She would look good in any butler’s pantry or to greet guests at the door -
Everywhere you look, there’s something interesting to see -
Pediophobia is the unwarranted, irrational and persistent fear or worry of dolls. -
A loving tribute in remembrance of Alister Reginald Wilde III -
Dante’s Inferno -
Swami spirit boards -
Steam punk meets taxidermy -
Membership in some groups is eternal -
So much to witness -
The Corpse Bride -
More steam punk meets taxidermy -
Cultural oddities -
Wedding gone wrong -
Unicorns are real -
The taxidermy room is like a jungle -
Bones, skeletons and skulls are artfully arranged in this eccentric curiosity shop -
Welcome home, master -
It was rumored that Erzsébet, the Blood Countess, killed 650 young women from neighboring villages, sometimes bathing in the blood of virgins to preserve her youth. -
The “reborn Victorian postmortem art installment” includes a cabinet card death notice and a photo of the baby and his mother. -
Most fashionable -
Exotic and rare -
Priestess, voodoo or curandera -
Lobster taxidermy -
Good advice: “Please don’t touch the animals.” -
So much to see -
Find skeletons and skulls for a fish, marmut, rat, rabbit, muskrat and even a grizzly bear -
The taxidermy population is high this time of year
