Trophies that talk – tongue in cheek
I’ve told you before that I’m not a huge fan of deer antler trophies in interiors. Of course, if you are decorating a rustic cabin or your hunting lodge, that’s a different story, and if you like collecting all that dust, then I say go for it:
Appropriate here - Vertical Construction
I do hope we are coming to the end of the trend for antlers and skulls appearing in every kind of room and every style of decor. I mean, I know it is (or was for a while) totally post-modern and edgy, but I’d still rather not have cast-off animal parts and dead eye-sockets in my kitchen:
Hip and ironic? Thom Felicia
Ironic and even useful here
Downright sarcastic
I wonder, what’s next – hoof trimmings from your favorite race horse? How about toe-nail clippings from celebrities, arranged in little bowls, or no, even better, have them cast into your concrete counters, there has to be a market for that!
Apparently adding antler trophies to completely inappropriate surroundings, whether sarcastically or in absolute seriousness, is not as new as we might think. Look at this illustration (scanned from Nancy Lancaster: English Country House Style
Nancy Lancaster's Saloon at Ditchley painted by Andre Serebriakov
D’you think Nancy was being ironic when she dressed up the beautiful eighteenth century neo-classical plasterwork with these antler trophies? Or is this in deadly earnest? Actually, I wonder if it was a case of his and hers decorating – could it be that Nancy’s husband insisted on displaying his trophies, and the rarely-used saloon was the only place she would let him have them? If those particular trophies could talk. wouldn’t you just love to hear their story?
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