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The name of this Redfern shop and its entrance are unassuming, but what’s inside may astound you
Ken Wallis and TR Keller’s store contains around 40 pieces of taxidermy - ducks, peacocks, kookaburras, stags, a wolf rug, and most startlingly, the towering neck and head of a giraffe named Roger. Don’t be too appalled though: Roger’s not a hunting trophy. “We picked him up in Melbourne - he comes from a zoo or a museum,” Wallis explains. The store opened 30 months ago when the partners decided they’d combine floristry with a collection of pre-1950s oldwares. As well as elaborate botanic arrangements the shop is full of old crockery, garden tools, furniture and curiosities. “We don’t restore things, we try to keep them with the evidence of tear and tear - objects that tell their own stories.” For example, a Cyclops tricycle from the 1950s, rusted and with its paint flaking, costs $220, while a giant wooden bellows is $750. For the living room, a St Kilda Ware fine china teapot set in mint condition is $120. For the moment, many of the taxidermied pieces have been hired out to The Great Gatsby production team, but you can still pick up a stuffed jaybird in a glass case for $540. Roger, however, is not for sale: “He’s been a huge drawcard for us.”
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Redfern 2435
Telephone 02 8399 2435
Open Tue-Sat 10am-5pm; Sun 10am-4pm
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VERY disappointed. Took some friends to see this store yesterday who were interested in getting some estimates for some pieces in the store to purchase. The man complained, 'There was a f***ing family in here earlier who were touching everything!', then he refused to serve us. I went to take a photograph of the piece my friends wish to purchase and the man rushed over and yelled, 'Thanks for asking!' about my camera. He was incredibly rude, unhelpful and this was unquestionably the worst experience I have had in any store, anywhere. The budget for the piece was in excess of two thousand dollars. I was mortified with his behaviour and am very thankful my friends have decided not to give the man their business. I cannot imagine the business will last with an attitude like that.
Posted on Sun 26 Feb 2012 00:59:46