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Antique Human Skeleton

Vintage School Teaching Chart "Human Skeleton"
Vintage School Teaching Chart "Human Skeleton"

Vintage School Teaching Chart "Human Skeleton"

$1,186

H 66.93 in W 27.96 in D 0.79 in

Vintage School Teaching Chart "Human Skeleton"

Located in Vienna, AT

Wall chart depicting human skeleton. Probably from the 1850s. Printed in Germany for Swedish schools.

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1850s German Antique Human Skeleton

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Paper

Early 20th Century Human Skeleton Educational Poster
Early 20th Century Human Skeleton Educational Poster

Early 20th Century Human Skeleton Educational Poster

Located in Hook, Hampshire

Early 20th Century Human Skeleton Educational Poster Early 20th Century Human Skeleton Educational Poster.

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Early 20th Century Czech Antique Human Skeleton

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Paper

Antique Anatomical Wall Chart Depicting the Human Skeleton
Antique Anatomical Wall Chart Depicting the Human Skeleton

Antique Anatomical Wall Chart Depicting the Human Skeleton

Located in Berghuelen, DE

Antique Anatomical Wall Chart Depicting the Human Skeleton A rare 19th century anatomical wall chart depicting the human skeleton.

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Early 20th Century German Victorian Antique Human Skeleton

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Paper

Antique Anatomy Print of the Human Skeleton, 1798
Antique Anatomy Print of the Human Skeleton, 1798

Antique Anatomy Print of the Human Skeleton, 1798

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique anatomy print of the human skeleton. This print originates from 'De Ontleedkundige Plaaten van B.

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18th Century Antique Human Skeleton

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Paper

Antique Anatomy Print of the Human Skeleton, 1798
Antique Anatomy Print of the Human Skeleton, 1798

Antique Anatomy Print of the Human Skeleton, 1798

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique anatomy print of the human skeleton. This print originates from 'De Ontleedkundige Plaaten van B.

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18th Century Antique Human Skeleton

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Paper

Antique Anatomy Print of the Human Skeleton, 1798
Antique Anatomy Print of the Human Skeleton, 1798

Antique Anatomy Print of the Human Skeleton, 1798

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique anatomy print of the human skeleton. This print originates from 'De Ontleedkundige Plaaten van B.

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18th Century Antique Human Skeleton

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Paper

Antique Anatomy Print of the Human Skeleton, Spine, Bones Etc, 1798
Antique Anatomy Print of the Human Skeleton, Spine, Bones Etc, 1798

Antique Anatomy Print of the Human Skeleton, Spine, Bones Etc, 1798

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique anatomy print of the human skeleton. This print originates from 'De Ontleedkundige Plaaten van B.

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18th Century Antique Human Skeleton

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Paper

Ethno Design Standing Human Skeleton Sculptured in Wood, South East Asia
Ethno Design Standing Human Skeleton Sculptured in Wood, South East Asia

Ethno Design Standing Human Skeleton Sculptured in Wood, South East Asia

Located in Leuven , BE

The sculpture dates from the beginning of the 20th century and has a wonderful patina.

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Early 20th Century Burmese Antique Human Skeleton

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Wood

Anatomy Print: Skeleton, Skull, Organs & Nerves Study – Antique 1867
Anatomy Print: Skeleton, Skull, Organs & Nerves Study – Antique 1867

Anatomy Print: Skeleton, Skull, Organs & Nerves Study – Antique 1867

Located in Langweer, NL

The labelled figures on this plate include: 1. Full human skeleton 2. Facial muscles anatomy 3. Skull (side view) 4.

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1860s German Antique Human Skeleton

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Paper

Anatomical Studies - Etching by Jacques de Sève - 1771

Anatomical Studies - Etching by Jacques de Sève - 1771

By Jacques de Seve

Located in Roma, IT

An 18th-century anatomical plate depicting the human skeleton in anterior (Fig. 1) and posterior (Fig. 2) views.

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1770s Old Masters Antique Human Skeleton

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Etching

Early 19th Century Italian School Memento Mori Oil on Canvas Welcome Death
Early 19th Century Italian School Memento Mori Oil on Canvas Welcome Death

Early 19th Century Italian School Memento Mori Oil on Canvas Welcome Death

Located in Lowestoft, GB

A almost life size depiction of a human skeleton holding a length of chain, with a banner at the base.

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19th Century Italian Antique Human Skeleton

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Canvas

Antique Book, Bones and I, Whyte-Melville, English, Novel, Victorian, Circa 1880
Antique Book, Bones and I, Whyte-Melville, English, Novel, Victorian, Circa 1880

Antique Book, Bones and I, Whyte-Melville, English, Novel, Victorian, Circa 1880

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

First published in 1868, Bones & I is a humorous novel written about a man - Jack Raggles - who gains possession of a human skeleton. Written by George Whyte-Melville (1821 - 1878), ...

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Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Human Skeleton

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Paper

Oceanus, Saturn, Prometheus and Janus – Roman Mythology Engraving, c.1721
Oceanus, Saturn, Prometheus and Janus – Roman Mythology Engraving, c.1721

Oceanus, Saturn, Prometheus and Janus – Roman Mythology Engraving, c.1721

Located in Langweer, NL

Below, the plate develops into a scholarly comparative display: Prometheus appears in a roundel scene examining the human skeleton, while Janus, the double-faced god of beginnings an...

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1720s British Antique Human Skeleton

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Paper

Funeral Ceremonies of the Orinoco and Brazilian Indigenous Peoples, 1734
Funeral Ceremonies of the Orinoco and Brazilian Indigenous Peoples, 1734

Funeral Ceremonies of the Orinoco and Brazilian Indigenous Peoples, 1734

Located in Langweer, NL

The scene captures a moment of ceremonial activity near a hut, where two human skeletons are prominently displayed upright under a canopy—a representation possibly meant to honor anc...

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1730s Antique Human Skeleton

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Paper

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Untitled - Plate 88: This decorative anatomy plate shows a human skeleton.

Untitled - Plate 88: This decorative anatomy plate shows a human skeleton.

By Gerard de Lairesse

Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant

This decorative anatomy plate shows a human skeleton. The skeleton seems to have just risen from the grave at his feet, and has shed the shroud in which it was buried.

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1680s Antique Human Skeleton

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Engraving

Decorative Antique Anatomy Print of the Human Skeleton, 1798
Decorative Antique Anatomy Print of the Human Skeleton, 1798

Decorative Antique Anatomy Print of the Human Skeleton, 1798

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique anatomy print of the human skeleton. This print originates from 'De Ontleedkundige Plaaten van B.

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18th Century Antique Human Skeleton

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Paper

Late 18th Century Engraving Human Skeleton by James Neagle Memento Mori
Late 18th Century Engraving Human Skeleton by James Neagle Memento Mori

Late 18th Century Engraving Human Skeleton by James Neagle Memento Mori

Located in Lowestoft, GB

An late 18th century engraving depicting the internal framework of the human body (skeleton) age related foxing to all edgers of the paper ground, later glazed and framed in a per...

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Late 18th Century English Antique Human Skeleton

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Paper

19th Century Skeleton
19th Century Skeleton

19th Century Skeleton

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H 68 in Dm NaN in

19th Century Skeleton

Located in San Francisco, CA

19th Century Human Skeleton on stand from a Doctor's Estate. Was probably used for class study and teaching.

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19th Century Antique Human Skeleton

Antique Linen Skeleton School Poster, 1920s
Antique Linen Skeleton School Poster, 1920s

Antique Linen Skeleton School Poster, 1920s

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H 75.99 in W 29.53 in D 1.97 in

Antique Linen Skeleton School Poster, 1920s

Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest

Early 20th century educational linen schoolposter depicting the human skeleton. Carefully drawn figure with numbers.

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1920s Dutch Antique Human Skeleton

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Linen

Antique Linen Skeleton School Poster, 1920s
Antique Linen Skeleton School Poster, 1920s

Antique Linen Skeleton School Poster, 1920s

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H 75.99 in W 29.53 in D 1.97 in

Antique Linen Skeleton School Poster, 1920s

Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest

Early 20th century educational linen school poster depicting the human skeleton. Carefully drawn figure with numbers.

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1920s Dutch Antique Human Skeleton

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Linen

Spectacular and Rare Pair of Watercolor Paintings Representing a Skeleton
Spectacular and Rare Pair of Watercolor Paintings Representing a Skeleton

Spectacular and Rare Pair of Watercolor Paintings Representing a Skeleton

Located in Antwerp, BE

A spectacular and rare pair of watercolor on cardboard paintings representing a human skeleton from the front and from the back, surrounded by a red painted band.

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Late 19th Century Italian Greek Revival Antique Human Skeleton

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Glass, Giltwood, Paper

Vintage Rollable Wall Chart Anatomy Human Body Bone Structure
Vintage Rollable Wall Chart Anatomy Human Body Bone Structure

Vintage Rollable Wall Chart Anatomy Human Body Bone Structure

Located in Berghuelen, DE

A great vintage anatomical pull-down wall chart illustrating the human skeleton. The individual bones are marked in German.

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Early 20th Century German Country Antique Human Skeleton

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Canvas, Wood, Paper

Set of Three Early 20th Century Czechoslovakian Educational Charts, Anatomy
Set of Three Early 20th Century Czechoslovakian Educational Charts, Anatomy

Set of Three Early 20th Century Czechoslovakian Educational Charts, Anatomy

Located in Hook, Hampshire

A rare set from the Czech Republic illustrating the human skeleton, muscular and blood systems of a human.

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Early 20th Century Czech Antique Human Skeleton

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Wood

Victorian Anatomical Studies Pair, Color Lithographs, Circa 1870
Victorian Anatomical Studies Pair, Color Lithographs, Circa 1870

Victorian Anatomical Studies Pair, Color Lithographs, Circa 1870

Located in Lincoln, GB

A Pair of Victorian Anatomical Studies: The Human Skeleton (c. 1870) This is a rare and striking pair of mid-Victorian color lithographs, offering a comprehensive masterclass in huma...

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19th Century British Antique Human Skeleton

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Paper

Baroque Vanitas or Memento Mori of a Skull, Bone, 17th Century
Baroque Vanitas or Memento Mori of a Skull, Bone, 17th Century

Baroque Vanitas or Memento Mori of a Skull, Bone, 17th Century

Located in Madrid, ES

In the Baroque, the human skull is a common element and protagonist in a series of themes: on the one hand, there are the "Vanitas" or "Memento Mori" (painting, sculpture, relief, et...

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17th Century European Baroque Antique Human Skeleton

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Bone

19th Century Half Human Medical Skelton
19th Century Half Human Medical Skelton

19th Century Half Human Medical Skelton

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H 8 in W 19 in D 11.5 in

19th Century Half Human Medical Skelton

Located in London, GB

19th century half human medical skelton We are proud to offer a real half human medical skeleton named “Archie”.

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19th Century British Early Victorian Antique Human Skeleton

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Natural Fiber

Antique Odd Fellows Ceremonial Mask with Hair and Beard c.1900
Antique Odd Fellows Ceremonial Mask with Hair and Beard c.1900

Antique Odd Fellows Ceremonial Mask with Hair and Beard c.1900

Located in San Francisco, CA

One of the initiation rites of the Odd Fellows was to kiss or look a human skeleton in the face to face ones own mortality.

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Early 20th Century Industrial Antique Human Skeleton

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Metal, Wire

Male Human Skeleton Scientific / Education Model
Male Human Skeleton Scientific / Education Model

Male Human Skeleton Scientific / Education Model

Located in Norwalk, CT

This piece will definitely be a conversation starter! This male human skeleton scientific model is a wonderful educational piece, or just a unique decorative item for someone with an...

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Early 20th Century American Antique Human Skeleton

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Bone

Frohse Anatomical Chart Human Skeleton, 1918
Frohse Anatomical Chart Human Skeleton, 1918

Frohse Anatomical Chart Human Skeleton, 1918

Located in Washington, DC

Large and early Frohse pull down chart of the anatomical front and rear view of the human skeleton. Chromolithograph on woven paper backed with linen, 1918-1922, published by A.J.

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1910s American Antique Human Skeleton

Early 20th Century English Disarticulated Medical Half Human Skeleton
Early 20th Century English Disarticulated Medical Half Human Skeleton

Early 20th Century English Disarticulated Medical Half Human Skeleton

Located in London, GB

Early 20th Century English Disarticulated Medical Half Human Skeleton An early 20th Century English disarticulated medical half human skeleton.

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1920s British Victorian Antique Human Skeleton

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Natural Fiber

19th C European Bronze 'Memento Mori' /Analogical Mechanical Skeleton Sculpture
19th C European Bronze 'Memento Mori' /Analogical Mechanical Skeleton Sculpture

19th C European Bronze 'Memento Mori' /Analogical Mechanical Skeleton Sculpture

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A truly thought provoking sculpture where the human skeleton and bag of money are always at play at multiple levels, a unique of view of the hour glass of life.

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19th Century Antique Human Skeleton

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Bronze

19th Century Paris Medical School Artifact
19th Century Paris Medical School Artifact

19th Century Paris Medical School Artifact

Located in London, GB

19th Century Paris Medical School Half Skelton A half human skeleton in various pieces and sections. Some extra bones as shown in this collection.

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1850s Early Victorian Antique Human Skeleton

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Natural Fiber

Dog Portrait "Two Bulldogs-Best of Friends" Maud Earl (English, 1863-1943)
Dog Portrait "Two Bulldogs-Best of Friends" Maud Earl (English, 1863-1943)

Dog Portrait "Two Bulldogs-Best of Friends" Maud Earl (English, 1863-1943)

By Maud Earl

Located in SANTA FE, NM

George Earl, an avid sportsman and noted sporting painter, was his daughter’s first teacher and ensured she studied the anatomy of her subjects, drawing dog, horse and human skeleton...

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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Human Skeleton

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Canvas, Oil

1890 human skeleton, framed set
1890 human skeleton, framed set

1890 human skeleton, framed set

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H 42.5 in W 27.25 in

1890 human skeleton, framed set

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Skeleton pair, front and back, original flipcharts. 1800 for the pair of two

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19th Century American Antique Human Skeleton

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Paper

Skeleton Poster from the Deutsche Hygiene Museum
Skeleton Poster from the Deutsche Hygiene Museum

Skeleton Poster from the Deutsche Hygiene Museum

Located in Round Top, TX

An anatomical skeleton poster of a human skeleton from the Deutsche Hygiene Museum printed by Landesdruckerei Sachsen of Dresden, Germany, circa 1910.

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Early 20th Century German Antique Human Skeleton

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Paper

Skeleton bronze - 'The Thinker'.
Skeleton bronze - 'The Thinker'.

Skeleton bronze - 'The Thinker'.

Located in London, GB

‘Penseur’ (after Rodin): a very unusual bronze depicting a human skeleton seated in the classic pose adopted by Rodin’s ‘The Thinker’, the finely modelled figure seated on a bronze p...

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Early 20th Century French Antique Human Skeleton

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Marble, Bronze

19th Century Anatomical Human Skeleton for Medical Study
19th Century Anatomical Human Skeleton for Medical Study

19th Century Anatomical Human Skeleton for Medical Study

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Articulated, with suspension loop from the skull and ebonised metal and wooden stand. Skeleton height : 155 cm Teeth missing.

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19th Century French Antique Human Skeleton

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Louis Thomas Jérôme Auzoux (1797-1880) - Skinned, Human anatomical Model
Louis Thomas Jérôme Auzoux (1797-1880) - Skinned, Human anatomical Model

Louis Thomas Jérôme Auzoux (1797-1880) - Skinned, Human anatomical Model

$18,948Sale Price|20% Off

H 20.93 in W 7.29 in D 6.37 in

Louis Thomas Jérôme Auzoux (1797-1880) - Skinned, Human anatomical Model

By Dr. Louis Auzoux

Located in Bruxelles, BE

Louis Thomas Jérôme Auzoux (1797-1880) Skinned Human anatomical Model Paris, around 1850 135 cm In the 1820s Louis Auzoux, a French medical graduate made papier mâché dissectable an...

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Mid-19th Century French Other Antique Human Skeleton

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Paper

19th Century Italian Roman Vanitas Bust Renaissance Revival Memento Mori Marble
19th Century Italian Roman Vanitas Bust Renaissance Revival Memento Mori Marble

19th Century Italian Roman Vanitas Bust Renaissance Revival Memento Mori Marble

$12,974Sale Price|20% Off

H 29.53 in W 23.63 in D 11.03 in

19th Century Italian Roman Vanitas Bust Renaissance Revival Memento Mori Marble

Located in Ijzendijke, NL

Masterfully carved & most impressive Italian Vanitas bust in solid marble from late 19th century. White Carrara marble skull combined with a Belgian Black marble Roman toga (ro...

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Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Human Skeleton

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Marble, Belgian Black Marble, Carrara Marble

Rare 19th Century Italian Memento Mori Bust / Sculpture Carrara Marble Vanitas
Rare 19th Century Italian Memento Mori Bust / Sculpture Carrara Marble Vanitas

Rare 19th Century Italian Memento Mori Bust / Sculpture Carrara Marble Vanitas

$17,861Sale Price|20% Off

H 28.75 in W 15.75 in D 8.67 in

Rare 19th Century Italian Memento Mori Bust / Sculpture Carrara Marble Vanitas

Located in Ijzendijke, NL

Masterfully carved Italian Vanitas / Memento Mori bust in solid marble from late 19th century. White Carrara marble skull combined with masterfully carved hood & robes all from...

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Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Human Skeleton

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Carrara Marble

A large red coral branch from Wunderkammer, Italy 1870.
A large red coral branch from Wunderkammer, Italy 1870.

A large red coral branch from Wunderkammer, Italy 1870.

Located in Milan, IT

This large branch of Mediterranean coral, 'Corallium Rubrum' is mounted on a gilt bronze base. The creation of the vase-shaped base involves various techniques: lost wax casting, mol...

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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Human Skeleton

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Coral, Bronze

Bed Tester Spanish Baroque Carved Dark Green & Gilded Leather Superking 6ft180cm
Bed Tester Spanish Baroque Carved Dark Green & Gilded Leather Superking 6ft180cm

Bed Tester Spanish Baroque Carved Dark Green & Gilded Leather Superking 6ft180cm

Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK

Rare, Spanish Demi-Tester, Baroque Bed With Carved, Green Painted & Gilded Posts 181cm, 6ft High, Floral Painted Leather Headboard, sold with custom made box spring mattress base, ac...

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1720s Spanish Baroque Antique Human Skeleton

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Giltwood, Paint

19th Century Infants Coffin Casket, Carved Wood, Etched Glass, Memento Mori
19th Century Infants Coffin Casket, Carved Wood, Etched Glass, Memento Mori

19th Century Infants Coffin Casket, Carved Wood, Etched Glass, Memento Mori

Located in Lowestoft, GB

For sale a very rare early 19th century infants coffin carrier, this would of been housed on a horse and cart hearse. The casket has a decorative wrought iron edging two thirds of th...

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Early 19th Century English Gothic Revival Antique Human Skeleton

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Wrought Iron

Antique Real Size Human Skeleton
Antique Real Size Human Skeleton

Antique Real Size Human Skeleton

$2,500

H 69.69 in W 14.97 in D 14.97 in

Antique Real Size Human Skeleton

Located in Mexico City, CDMX

Circa 1950. We offer this Antique Real Size Human Skeleton. Made in resin and wood base.

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1950s Mexican Other Antique Human Skeleton

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Resin, Wood

Alain Gerard Clement Silver Gelatin Photogenic Image Human Skeleton
Alain Gerard Clement Silver Gelatin Photogenic Image Human Skeleton

Alain Gerard Clement Silver Gelatin Photogenic Image Human Skeleton

Located in Palm Springs, CA

A wonderful work of art by the French Artist Alain Gerard Clement. The artist photosentized paper and then exposed it as a photogrammetry with a drawing he created of a skeleton. A q...

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1990s American Antique Human Skeleton

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Paper

Anatomical Wall Chart Depicting the Human Lymphatic and Blood Vessels
Anatomical Wall Chart Depicting the Human Lymphatic and Blood Vessels

Anatomical Wall Chart Depicting the Human Lymphatic and Blood Vessels

Located in Berghuelen, DE

Anatomical Wall Chart Depicting the Human Lymphatic and Blood Vessels A rare 19-carat anatomical wall chart depicting the human lymphatic and blood vessels. On the sides with detail...

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Early 20th Century German Victorian Antique Human Skeleton

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Paper

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