Jeffery Epstein reportedly kept several taxidermy pieces and millions of dollars worth of art in his Upper East Side mansion, new bizarre photos reveal.
The billionaire pedophile had a taxidermied tiger in front of the desk of his home office as well as a small poodle off to the side in front of a chest of drawers.
The photographs were allegedly snapped on a cellphone at an unknown date by a hedge fund trader, who wanted to make an investment pitch, reported The New York Post.
The trader believes they were mistakenly left alone in the office for 10 minutes after Epstein’s staff thought they were someone else.
The $77million townhouse on East 71st Street, nestled between Fifth and Madison Avenues, is where Epstein is alleged to have sexually abused underage girls.
New photos reveal that Jeffrey Epstein kept several taxidermied animals in the home office of his Upper East Side mansion including a tiger (pictured) in front of his desk
He also had a small toy poodle dog (left) that stood in front of a chest of drawers. Behind his office chair, up against a bookcase, was a painting of a woman dressed in red, cupping her bare right breast (right)
The painting is reportedly an oil-on-canvas named Femme Fatale by Dutch-French artist Kees van Donge worth $5.9million. Pictured: Epstein’s office
‘When I showed up, they took me upstairs – I think by mistake, they thought I was someone else – and they left me,’ the trader told the Post. ‘I just took some pictures because it was so odd.’
Photos show the wood-paneled office decorated with red-and-black floral rugs, a crystal chandelier, a large bookcase and matching candelabras.
Behind his office chair, up against a bookcase, was a painting of a woman dressed in red, cupping her bare right breast.
‘The picture behind the desk was very interesting’ and painted by ‘a decent artist’, the trader told the Post.
The newspaper reports that the painting is an oil-on-canvas named Femme Fatale by Dutch-French artist Kees van Donge.
It was bought by unknown bidder at Christie’s auction in November 2004 for $5.94million, reported The New York Times.
However, the eye is immediately drawn to the two taxidermied animals present in the home office.
In one photo, a small black toy poodle dog sits in front of a chest of drawers looking like it’s ready to go play.
‘The stuffed toy poodle was really kind of crazy. It wasn’t fake fur at all,’ said the hedge fund manager.
In another photo, a taxidermied tiger lies on a rug in front of a desk, almost like its glaring at the camera.
It comes one day after it was revealed that Epstein also had a painting of Bill Clinton wearing a blue dress and red heels in his home (pictured)
The dress is also strikingly similar to one worn by former first lady Hillary Clinton at the 2009 Kennedy Center Honors
Epstein allegedly hanged himself in his jail cell in New York City on Saturday, August 10, while awaiting trial for sex trafficking charges. Pictured: Epstein in Courtroom 11F at the West Palm Beach County Courthouse, June 2008
‘I don’t think the pictures really give proper dimensions,’ the trader told The Post. ‘The desk had to be one of the biggest desks I’ve ever seen, and that tiger just dwarfed it.’
The hedge fund trader said he was in Epstein’s office for about 10 minutes before he was taken to a waiting room.
He eventually presented his pitch to Epstein, but the financier never followed up.
The photos were released one day after it was revealed that Epstein had a bizarre portrait of Bill Clinton in a blue dress and red heels hanging in his home.
The painting, depicting the former president apparently lounging on a chair in the Oval Office, wearing a dress that is Monica Lewinsky-esque was in a room off the stairway of the Upper East Side townhouse.
An FBI raid of the home last month reportedly uncovered a treasure trove of child pornography as well as other incriminating evidence against the reclusive financier.
The raid took place on the same night that Epstein was arrested at Teterboro Airport in New Jersey after he arrived back in the US on his private jet.
Epstein allegedly hanged himself in his jail cell in New York City on Saturday, August 10, while awaiting trial for sex trafficking charges.