Memento Mori 16th Century Italian
Located in Hastings, GB
A truly exceptional pair of Memento Mori 'remember you must die' painted on board, these date to
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16th Century Italian Gothic Antique Memento Mori
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Pine
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Memento mori sculpture depicting a skull, Italy 1700.
Located in Milan, IT
Wunderkammer Memento Mori sculpture. depicting a skull, carved from a single piece of fruitwood
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Early 18th Century Italian Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Wood
Franz BiedermannMemento Mori - Drawing attr. to Franz Biedermann - 1902, 1902
$2,817
H 13.78 in W 11.42 in D 0.04 in
Memento Mori - Drawing attr. to Franz Biedermann - 1902
Located in Roma, IT
Memento Mori is a modern artwork realized by Franz Biedermann (attr.) in 1902. Large-format
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Early 1900s Symbolist Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Paper
Memento Mori Original Charcoal Skull Drawings 19th Century Art
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of Original Memento Mori Charcoal Skull Drawings, France, circa 19th Century. They measure
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19th Century French Aesthetic Movement Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Pendant Memento Mori Red Corallum Rubrum Italy 18th Century
Located in Firenze, IT
to allow it to be worn as a pendant or amulet. This pendant can also be interpreted as a memento mori
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Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Silver
Rare Skull-shaped Offering Box (memento Mori), 17th Century
Located in Bilzen, BE
Rare skull-shaped alms box (memento mori) Western Europe (Southern Netherlands / Rhineland), 17th
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17th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Wrought Iron
Miniature depicting a Memento Mori. Italy, late 19th century.
Located in Milan, IT
Miniature depicting a Vanitas Memento Mori, painted in tempera on paper. The frame, made of
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Brass
Antique Silver Memento Mori Skull Pendant Necklace, Italy Circa 1780s
Located in Firenze, IT
to allow it to be worn as a pendant or amulet. This pendant can also be interpreted as a memento mori
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Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Silver
Miniature painted in gouache on paper, depicting a Memento Mori, Italy 1808.
$3,521
H 5.5 in W 4.25 in D 0.75 in
Miniature painted in gouache on paper, depicting a Memento Mori, Italy 1808.
Located in Milan, IT
Miniature depicting a Memento Mori painted in gouache on paper, grisaille technique. The frame, in
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Brass
18th Century, Italian 'Memento Mori' Old Master School of Guido Reni
$6,240Sale Price|20% Off
H 40 in W 31.625 in D 1 in
18th Century, Italian 'Memento Mori' Old Master School of Guido Reni
By Guido Reni
Located in Atlanta, GA
a suffering lady (we believe this could be Mary Magdalene). It is also a Memento mori, a Latin
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18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood, Paint
Rare 19th Century Italian Hand Carved Memento Mori Hanging Candle Holder
$2,178
H 5.5 in W 7.5 in D 3.5 in
Rare 19th Century Italian Hand Carved Memento Mori Hanging Candle Holder
Located in London, GB
Rare 19th Century Italian Hand Carved Memento Mori Hanging Candle Holder An unusual hand carved
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1890s Italian Early Victorian Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Pine
An Unusual and Rare English ‘Memento Mori’ Carved Shrine with Two Human Skulls
$22,500
H 14.25 in W 11 in D 4 in
An Unusual and Rare English ‘Memento Mori’ Carved Shrine with Two Human Skulls
Located in London, GB
An Unusual and Rare English ‘Memento Mori’ Carved Shrine with Two Human Skulls to the underside, a
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16th Century English Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Marble
c1864 9K Gold, Black Enamel & Garnet Victorian Memento Mori Mourning Ring, FW.
Located in MELBOURNE, AU
exceptionally rare, unrivalled in value & highly collectable This enchanting Victorian Memento Mori Ring is
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1860s British Victorian Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Garnet, 9k Gold, Enamel
Memento mori: a snuffbox in blonde tortoiseshell, gold, white agate. France 1820
$6,104
H 1 in W 2.5 in D 2.5 in
Memento mori: a snuffbox in blonde tortoiseshell, gold, white agate. France 1820
Located in Milan, IT
lid a ring in smooth pink gold, which stops a glass lens. Inside a rare Memento mori decoration
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Early 19th Century French Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Agate, Gold
Banquet with Figures Memento Mori Italian 17th Century After Giovanni Martinelli, circa 1650
$8,217
H 128 in W 149 in D 4 in
Banquet with Figures Memento Mori Italian 17th Century After Giovanni Martinelli
Located in Milano, IT
Dipinto Antico del 1600 Banchetto con Figure Memento Mori dopo Giovanni Martinelli la morte arriva
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Mid-17th Century Baroque Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Canvas, Oak, Oil
Stuart Crystal Mourning Ring with Memento Mori Devices. England, 18th century.
Located in London, GB
Gold Mourning Ring Set with Rock Crystal and Memento Mori Devices England, dated 3 November 1747
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18th Century Antique Memento Mori
Rare Regency Memento Mori Box
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Decorated with four skulls to top with titles of a Witch, King, Beauty and Beggar to each Skull underneath. Lidded.
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19th Century English Regency Antique Memento Mori
Memento Mori chain seal, Saint Petrsburg, Russia, second half of 19th century.
$2,347
H 2.25 in W 1.25 in D 1.25 in
Memento Mori chain seal, Saint Petrsburg, Russia, second half of 19th century.
Located in Milan, IT
, depicting a Memento Mori with two skulls and bones, finely finished with a burin. Saint Petersburg, Russia
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1860s Russian Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Silver
Early 19th Century Italian School Memento Mori Oil on Canvas Welcome Death
$3,940
H 60.24 in W 31.89 in D 1.19 in
Early 19th Century Italian School Memento Mori Oil on Canvas Welcome Death
Located in Lowestoft, GB
legible but appears to be a typical memento mori motto of welcoming death. It would appear the piece has
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19th Century Italian Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Canvas
Rare 19th Century Italian Memento Mori Bust / Sculpture Carrara Marble Vanitas
$22,298
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
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Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Carrara Marble
A Memento Mori depicting a skull and skeleton holding a scythe, Germany 1900.
$2,113
H 13 in W 6 in D 8 in
A Memento Mori depicting a skull and skeleton holding a scythe, Germany 1900.
Located in Milan, IT
Bronze sculpture on a black marble base, depicting a Vanitas Memento-mori, a seated skeleton
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Early 20th Century German Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Marble, Brass
Antique 16th Century Austrian Gothic Marble Memento Mori Skull with Iron Cross
$12,700
H 19.3 in W 5.91 in D 5.91 in
Antique 16th Century Austrian Gothic Marble Memento Mori Skull with Iron Cross
Located in Doha, QA
An exceptional and rare Gothic-Renaissance memento mori, sculpted in marble and surmounted by an
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16th Century Austrian Gothic Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Marble
A big diorama with butterflies and flowers with a Memento Mori Italy 1850.
$4,578
H 26 in W 12 in D 6.25 in
A big diorama with butterflies and flowers with a Memento Mori Italy 1850.
Located in Milan, IT
A Memento Mori from Wunderkammer, depicting a painted skull, leaning on a book with a scroll
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Glass, Wood
Italian Marble Bust Vanitas / Memento Mori 19th Century Carved Sculpture Italy
$13,494
H 23.63 in W 14.97 in D 7.88 in
Italian Marble Bust Vanitas / Memento Mori 19th Century Carved Sculpture Italy
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
message. Memento mori is Latin for “Remember death.” The expression originates from a specific custom
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Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble
XVIIIc c1768 22K Gold, Old Cut Diamond Memento Mori Ring in memory of WM Rudd.
Located in MELBOURNE, AU
Memento Mori Ring is dating back to an extraordinary year of 1768 – made during the reign of the king
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18th Century English George III Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Diamond, 22k Gold
19th Century Italian Roman Vanitas Bust Renaissance Revival Memento Mori Marble
$16,076
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
superb, but this sculpture also carries a beautiful & strong message. Memento mori is Latin for
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Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Marble, Belgian Black Marble, Carrara Marble
18-C English Bilston Battersea Enamel Memento Mori, Memory of a Friend Snuff Box
$550
H 0.75 in W 1.25 in D 1.5 in
18-C English Bilston Battersea Enamel Memento Mori, Memory of a Friend Snuff Box
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Philadelphia, PA
, “In Memory of a Friend.” An example of Memento Mori, which translates from the Latin, “Remember that
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Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Copper
Memento Mori Bronze Vulture and Skull Sculpture by Bohuslav Schnirch
$2,722
H 7.09 in W 6.11 in D 5.52 in
Memento Mori Bronze Vulture and Skull Sculpture by Bohuslav Schnirch
By K.K. Kunst-Erzgiesserei Wien
Located in Newark, England
theme of Memento Mori, a visual reminder of mortality that was common in 19th century European art. The
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Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Memento Mori, Wooden Skull from Innsbruck, Austria
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Unique sculptured wooden Skull from Innsbruck, Austria, from around the 1920 ties, extremely fine sculptured piece of Artisanal work, looks like a real skull, beautiful old patin...
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1920s Austrian Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Fruitwood
Memento Mori Late 17th Century Faux White Marble Child Skull Figure Sculpture
$46,956
H 16.54 in W 20.08 in D 10.24 in
Memento Mori Late 17th Century Faux White Marble Child Skull Figure Sculpture
Located in Brescia, IT
This engaging sculpture of Memento Mori dated Late 17th Century, is part of a production of small
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Late 17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Terracotta, Giltwood
Death Comes to the Table Memento Mori by Giovanni Martinelli c. 1670
Located in Milano, MI
Dipinto Italiano del 1600 Banchetto con Figure Memento Mori da Giovanni Martinelli, intitolato La
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Late 17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Canvas, Oak
A Memento Mori in wood with Chrismon, monogram of Christ, Italy circa 1600.
$4,108
H 6 in W 5.5 in D 7 in
A Memento Mori in wood with Chrismon, monogram of Christ, Italy circa 1600.
Located in Milan, IT
A Memento Mori in wood with Chrismon, monogram of Christ. Valuable sculpture in fruit wood in
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Late 17th Century Italian Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Wood
French School17th Century Memento Mori Vanitas Skull Old Master Oil Ex-Christie’s, 17th Century
$6,500
H 21.88 in W 25.25 in D 1.5 in
17th Century Memento Mori Vanitas Skull Old Master Oil Ex-Christie’s
Located in Yardley, PA
inclusion of this epigram serves as a direct moral exhortation to the viewer - an intellectual memento mori
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17th Century Old Masters Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Canvas, Oil
19th Century Memento Mori Carved Skull & Cross Bones
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A well executed almost life size skull and crossbones pine carving, depicting the remembrance that we all will pass. Likely a part of a larger religious carving, possibly placed a...
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19th Century Italian Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Pine
Antique Georgian Memento Mori Pocket Watch Key, Ca. 1800
Located in Rotterdam, NL
An exceptional antique Georgian pocket watch key, made of pink gold. The pink gold key is decorated and surrounded by detailed hollow curled figures on its border which features deli...
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Early 19th Century Dutch Georgian Antique Memento Mori
Materials
14k Gold
18th Century Italian School'Cherubs Playing', Angels, Amorini, Memento Mori, Naive, Baroque Religious Oil, Circa 1720
$2,700Sale Price|25% Off
H 23 in W 31 in D 0.13 in
'Cherubs Playing', Angels, Amorini, Memento Mori, Naive, Baroque Religious Oil
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
An early eighteenth-century, Italian baroque figural oil showing a group of cherubs or Amorini grouped together before red velvet drapes, one reclining on a wooden cross and wearing ...
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Early 18th Century Baroque Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
19th Century Vanitas Memento Mori Skull on Diamond Gold Oversize Ring
Located in Geneva, CH
The skull is antique circa 19th Century incredibly enameled on gold. The eyes are diamond rose cut. It is magnificently adapted on a Snake yellow gold 18k ring mounting, the head wi...
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Mid-19th Century Unknown Gothic Revival Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century Funerary Funeral Hatchment Sir Henry Oglander Memento Mori Curio
$7,480
H 78.75 in W 78.75 in D 0.99 in
19th Century Funerary Funeral Hatchment Sir Henry Oglander Memento Mori Curio
Located in Lowestoft, GB
19th Century Funerary Hatchment for Sir Henry Oglander, 7th Baronet of Nunwell Azure ground shows, a stork between three cross-croslets fitchee or, with Red Hand of Ulster canton of...
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19th Century English Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Canvas, Pine
1817 Sgraffitoed Latin Memento Mori Pewter and Lead Glass Skull Tanker
Located in Lowestoft, GB
An interested continental pewter and lead glass tanker, dated 1817 with the initials "I B" incised in the lid. The tanker is heavily Sgraffitoed with a Latin Verso, cartouches and...
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Early 19th Century European Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Pewter
19th Century Infants Coffin Casket, Carved Wood, Etched Glass, Memento Mori
$8,160
H 28.75 in W 50.79 in D 21.26 in
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 Memento Mori
Materials
Wrought Iron
1800s Carved Drapery Trompe l'oeil Panel Wall Relief Sculpture Memento Mori
$1,440Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 18.88 in W 8.5 in D 1.75 in
1800s Carved Drapery Trompe l'oeil Panel Wall Relief Sculpture Memento Mori
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Late 19th century decorative wood panel, hand carved curtain relief.
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1890s American Late Victorian Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Oak
Early 19th C Painted Passage by Isaac Watts Memento Mori Folk Art Sign
$809
H 13.19 in W 14.57 in D 0.6 in
Early 19th C Painted Passage by Isaac Watts Memento Mori Folk Art Sign
Located in Lowestoft, GB
19th century, hand painted pine panel bearing a passage by Isaac Watts “Time, like an ever-rolling stream, Bears all its sons away, They fly forgotten, as a dream Dies at the openi...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Pine
Late 19th C Memento Mori Calligraphy In memory of Maria Arthur Manchip Died 1899
$673
H 6.5 in W 9.06 in D 0.79 in
Late 19th C Memento Mori Calligraphy In memory of Maria Arthur Manchip Died 1899
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A fantastically decorative pen and ink calligraphy composition celebrating the life of a Maria Arthur Manchip who dies 1899. On paper, in a glazed period frame. Age related discolo...
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Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Post Medieval memento mori ring, 'in god alone we too are one' circa 18th c
Located in London, GB
Post Medieval momento mori ring,'in god alone we too are one'. A rare ring, the exterior of the D
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17th Century Medieval Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Yellow Gold
Victorian Silver and Agate Skull Pendant Necklace, Italy Circa 1850s
Located in Firenze, IT
to allow it to be worn as a pendant or amulet. This pendant can also be interpreted as a memento mori
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Mid-19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Agate, Silver
Antique Silver and Coral Skull Pendant Necklace, Italy Circa 1780s
Located in Firenze, IT
to allow it to be worn as a pendant or amulet. This pendant can also be interpreted as a memento mori
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Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Coral, Silver
Emma Walter (1833-1893) - Late 19th Century Watercolour, The Songbird's Coda, Late 19th Century
$395
H 13 in W 15.16 in
Emma Walter (1833-1893) - Late 19th Century Watercolour, The Songbird's Coda
Located in Corsham, GB
perhaps serves as a memento mori - a reminder of the fragile beauty of life. Faintly signed to the lower
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Late 19th Century Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Watercolor
Miniature painted in pencil on paper, depicting a Vanitas, Germany circa 1850.
$2,582
H 3.5 in W 3.5 in D 0.75 in
Miniature painted in pencil on paper, depicting a Vanitas, Germany circa 1850.
Located in Milan, IT
Miniature depicting a Vanitas Memento Mori painted in pencil on paper. The frame, made of ebonized
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Mid-19th Century German Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Brass
19th Century Carved Wood Religious Statue of a Saint holding skull
Located in Buffalo, NY
"Memento Mori" (Remember Death), reminding viewers and the saint of human mortality, the fleeting nature of
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1890s German Gothic Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Wood, Paint
Late 19th Century Carved Skull with Wooden Base
Located in Madrid, ES
anatomical precision and craftsmanship. The piece reflects the tradition of memento mori objects, symbolizing
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1880s Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Bone
Antique 19th century Carved Marble Circular Plaque
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
is “about nothing else but dying and being dead.” The theory of Memento Mori, meaning 'remember you
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Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Marble
Post-Medieval enamel skull ring, circa 17th century.
Located in London, GB
-late 17th century. This ring is a very fine example of Memento Mori jewellery, which was popular from
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17th Century Medieval Antique Memento Mori
Crucifix on Calvary, Plague of Christ or Plague Crucifix. France, circa 1700.
$7,278
H 30.5 in W 12.5 in D 7 in
Crucifix on Calvary, Plague of Christ or Plague Crucifix. France, circa 1700.
Located in Milan, IT
his feet the ordeal full of symbols: evil (snake) with the apple, the 'Memento mori' of human bones
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Early 18th Century French Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Wood
Monumental Pair of Medieval Antique Italian Church Armorial Shields
$28,500 / set
H 75 in W 42 in D 9 in
Monumental Pair of Medieval Antique Italian Church Armorial Shields
Located in Forney, TX
over 6-feet tall, bow front shaped shield form, polychrome painted Memento Mori - The Wars of the Roses
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15th Century and Earlier Italian Renaissance Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Wood, Paint
Georgian 18K Gold Rose-Cut Diamond Urn Ring, England Circa 1780s
Located in Firenze, IT
with floral motifs can be seen that recall the concept of the Memento Mori, or the transience of life.
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1780s English Georgian Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Antique Georgian Enamel Gold Memorial Ring Symbolizes Remember Me
Located in Stamford, CT
beautiful example of a memento mori from the era in which a death was honored and the loved one was kept
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Early 1800s British Georgian Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Crystal, 15k Gold, Enamel
Thomas RowlandsonDance of Death - Etching by Thomas Rowlandson - 1810s, 1810s
$352
H 7.88 in W 5.71 in D 0.04 in
Dance of Death - Etching by Thomas Rowlandson - 1810s
By Thomas Rowlandson
Located in Roma, IT
death. Both theatrical and unsettling, it reflects the period’s fascination with memento mori imagery
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1810s Modern Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Etching
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Memento Mori
Located in Snellegem, BE
Memento Mori
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19th Century Italian Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Wood, Glass, Bone
Japanese Memento Mori Tonkutsu sculpture
Located in MILANO, IT
A Japanese wood tonkotsu (tobacco box) of a memento mori on a lotus flower with ojime.
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Boxwood
Georgian Carved Memento Mori Skull Stick Pin
Located in Boston, Lincolnshire
A Rare Antique Georgian c.1800s "Memento Mori" skull stick pin. Memento mori from Latin means
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Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Silver
Georgian Mourning and Memento Mori Ring
Unavailable
Georgian Mourning and Memento Mori Ring
Located in New York, NY
Georgian mourning & memento mori ring featuring a skull under square faceted rock crystal in silver
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1730s Georgian Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Crystal, 18k Gold, Silver
Antique Georgian Memento Mori Skull Coral Pendant 1800s
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
This fabulous Georgian hand carved Memento Mori skull is genuine Georgian. Memento mori means
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17th Century British Georgian Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Coral
Victorian Gold Diamond and Emerald Memento Mori Ring
Located in Sofia , BG
Victorian MEMENTO MORI SKULLS 18k Gold, 1.5ct DIAMONDS & 2.84 ct Colombian Emerald ring! The ring
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Late 18th Century Victorian Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
17th / 18th Century Antique Memento Mori Skull Terracotta Sculpture
Unavailable
H 6.3 in W 5.32 in D 5.91 in
17th / 18th Century Antique Memento Mori Skull Terracotta Sculpture
Located in London, GB
17th / 18th Century Antique Memento Mori Skull Terracotta Sculpture. Rare and unusual memento mori
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Late 17th Century German Baroque Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Terracotta
Early, 18th Century, Gold, Memento Mori Ring
Unavailable
Early, 18th Century, Gold, Memento Mori Ring
Located in Rochford, Essex
Gold, enamel ring, circa 1750. An exceptional, fine quality memento mori ring detailed with enamel
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Mid-18th Century British Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Yellow Gold
Very Rare French Earthenware Memento Mori Skull Paving Tile, circa 1530
Unavailable
H 6 in W 6 in D 0.75 in
Very Rare French Earthenware Memento Mori Skull Paving Tile, circa 1530
Located in Concord, MA
A very rare French "Memento Mori" tile used in French paving from the 13th-17th century. Comparable
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16th Century French Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Earthenware
Georgian Style Black Enamel Memento Mori Ring, Enamel Silver Skeleton Band Ring
Located in Rottedam, NL
Antique style enamel skeleton band inscribed: "Memento Mori". The ring design is inspired by
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17th Century Dutch Georgian Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Silver, Enamel, Sterling Silver
Memento Mori Pin Mounted with Large Japanese Carved Angel Skin Coral Skull
Unavailable
H 3 in W 0.5 in D 0.75 in
Memento Mori Pin Mounted with Large Japanese Carved Angel Skin Coral Skull
Located in Port Hope, ON
This silver metal Memento Mori pin features a large (1.0" long X 0.5" wide) grinning skull
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Early 1900s Japanese Art Nouveau Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Coral, Silver Plate
Memento Mori Broadsheet, Putto Sleeping on a Scull, Conrad Meyer
Unavailable
H 8.86 in W 6.54 in D 0.08 in
Memento Mori Broadsheet, Putto Sleeping on a Scull, Conrad Meyer
By Johannes Meyer
Located in Norwich, GB
Broadsheet Memento Mori. Ein jeder ist dem Tod verpflicht, Wann, Wie und Wo, das weiss er nicht
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17th Century Swiss Baroque Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Paper
Antique Memento Mori Late 18th Century
Located in Firenze, IT
Shipping policy No additional costs will be added to this order. Shipping costs will be totally covered by the seller (customs duties included). Vanity skull in plaster painted, mo...
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Late 18th Century Italian Victorian Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Plaster
Fine Victorian Memento Mori Locket on Necklace
Located in Toronto, Ontario
30 mm wide. It opens to reveal space for the memento or photograph. The locket is 18K yellow gold
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1880s Victorian Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Pearl, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
Antique Sandstone Skull, Possibly from a Gravestone, Memento Mori
Unavailable
H 10.24 in W 9.45 in D 13 in
Antique Sandstone Skull, Possibly from a Gravestone, Memento Mori
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Possibly Germany, circa mid-19th century, a greenish sandstone like the “Anröchter Stein” found in Westfalen, Germany. Chiselling marks from a stonemason with a rusty nails head on t...
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Mid-19th Century German Other Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Sandstone
Antique 18 Karat gold Early Victorian Memento Mori Sentimental Set of Brooch and
Unavailable
Dm 1.5 in L 0.63 in
Antique 18 Karat gold Early Victorian Memento Mori Sentimental Set of Brooch and
Located in Miami, FL
• Early Victorian • 18k gold • A brooch with white enamel measuring 38mm by 16 mm • A pair of earrings measuring 53mm by 13mm by 10mm • Brooch weight: 17.9 grams/ 11.50 dwt • Earrin...
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1890s Unknown Victorian Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Gold, 18k Gold
Momento Mori Skull Pocket watch Key
Located in Stamford, CT
Memento Mori skull pocket watch winding key fob in vintage condition. This is a Verge pocket watch
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Late 19th Century Unknown Gothic Revival Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Metal
Momento Mori Skull and Bones Brooch in 15 Karat Gold with Enamel and Rose Cut
Unavailable
H 1.4 in W 1.6 in
Momento Mori Skull and Bones Brooch in 15 Karat Gold with Enamel and Rose Cut
Located in Houston, TX
Antique 15k gold and diamond eyes and natural seed pearl memento mori skull and bones brooch
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Late 18th Century British Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Diamond, 15k Gold
19th Century, Italian Marble Sculpture, Skull
Located in PALERMO, IT
"Memento Mori Vanitas" Hard stone sculpture depicting a skull. Carved from a single block of
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Late 19th Century Italian Napoleon III Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Marble
Victorian Silver and Glass Rare Poison Bottle
Located in Stamford, CT
Victorian solid silver skull and bones poison bottle. Skull and Bones memento mori solid silver
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Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Glass
Saint Jerome in His Study
Located in San Antonio, TX
skull acting as a memento mori. This portrayal of Saint Jerome in his Study is of a very good quality
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16th Century Flemish School Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Oil
SACRISTY DOOR
Located in Milano, IT
decorazione scolpita raffigurante un teschio con ossa incrociate, un potente simbolo di memento mori, che
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17th Century Italian School Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Wood Panel
18th Century Oil on Canvas Heraldic Funerary Hatchment Painting
Unavailable
H 50.01 in W 50.01 in D 1.19 in
18th Century Oil on Canvas Heraldic Funerary Hatchment Painting
Located in London, GB
18th Century Oil on Canvas Heraldic Funerary Hatchment Painting, Memento Mori Painting, Vanitas
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Mid-18th Century British Gothic Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
LARGE MARBLE SKULL
Located in Milano, IT
condizione umana, rendendolo un autentico memento mori barocco. L’opera presenta una bellissima patina
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17th Century Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Marble
Antique Georgian Mourning Bracelet with Pearl Clasp, circa 1800
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
memento mori such as skulls and coffins. Set with 18ct yellow gold which has turned a rosy colour with
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Early 19th Century British Georgian Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Silver Thread Embroidered Funeral Vestment
Located in Milano, IT
, incorniciato da rami di alloro e sormontato da una clessidra alata, ribadisce il concetto del memento mori
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17th Century Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Fabric
Antique rose cut diamond and ruby Giardinetti Mourning ring, Europe circa 1760
Located in Magdeburg, DE
life and death are linked, which is why this ring can be seen as both a Giardinetti and a Memento Mori
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Late 18th Century European Rococo Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, Silver
Antique Georgian Mourning Ring with Real Hair 18k gold
Located in Houston, TX
favorites in my collection. A must-have for any serious collector of fine Georgian/ mourning memento mori
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17th Century British Georgian Antique Memento Mori
Materials
18k Gold
Antique Georgian Boxed Gold Mourning Spinning Ring
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
consists of formulaic rings made of Gold and Black Enamel and decorated with standard Memento Mori such as
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17th Century British Georgian Antique Memento Mori
Materials
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Japanese Meiji Period Carved Wood Skull and Snake Tobacco Humidor, Late 19th C.
Unavailable
H 6.75 in W 7 in D 6.5 in
Japanese Meiji Period Carved Wood Skull and Snake Tobacco Humidor, Late 19th C.
Located in San Francisco, CA
, snake, and frog motif tobacco humidor. A transfixing memento mori piece originally made to hold loose
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paint
Figure: Female Pedlar, Possibly Peg Woffington, Bow Porcelain, circa 1758
Unavailable
H 5.8 in W 4 in D 3 in
Figure: Female Pedlar, Possibly Peg Woffington, Bow Porcelain, circa 1758
By Bow Porcelain
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
figures, and this figure was possibly a memento mori for sale at the pleasure gardens.
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Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Porcelain
Very Scarce, Grand Tour, Model of the Siegessaule Monument, Berlin, circa 1873
Unavailable
H 20 in Dm 11 in
Very Scarce, Grand Tour, Model of the Siegessaule Monument, Berlin, circa 1873
Located in Lafayette, CA
-quickly changes into another person’s memento mori. This model is in remarkably original condition.
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1870s German Grand Tour Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Zinc
Alexander ArchipenkoThe Last Moment of the City of Pompeii, 1925/ posthumous cast, 2007
Unavailable
H 6.82 in W 6.5 in
The Last Moment of the City of Pompeii
By Alexander Archipenko
Located in München, DE
- and a haunting memento mori.
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1920s Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Bronze
Guéridon fleuri
By VICTOR FONTAINE
Located in London, GB
guéridon) is littered with fallen flowerheads – however, this still life is not a memento mori, but a
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19th Century Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique Double Sided Rosary Bead with Head of Christ and Skull Carved in Bone
Unavailable
H 1.15 in W 0.91 in D 9.45 in
Antique Double Sided Rosary Bead with Head of Christ and Skull Carved in Bone
Located in Chicago, IL
.” The imagery and objects that can be classed as memento mori (Latin: “remember that you must die
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16th Century German Antique Memento Mori
Memento Mori
Located in Kent, Dover
'Memento Mori - Latin: "Remember that you will die". A part skeleton, comprising skull, hand, foot
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19th Century Antique Memento Mori
Memento Mori Skull, Italy 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Painted plaster memento mori skull over a painted wooden base.? Italy 1880 ca.
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Plaster, Wood
An 18th Century Memento Mori
Located in Kent, Dover
A Human skull or 'Memento Mori'. This has had the skull cap removed and refitted. There is also a
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18th Century and Earlier Antique Memento Mori
17th Century Italian Memento Mori Skull
Located in Chicago, IL
A macabre 17th century Italian Memento Mori carved wood and painted skull mounted on its original
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17th Century Italian Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Wood
Important and Rare Italian Memento Mori
Located in Milan, IT
An important and rare Italian Wunderkammer Memento Mori sculpture, depicting a wooden skull.
Category
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Wood
Memento Mori American 19th Century
Located in Hudson, NY
Rare American folk-art Memento Mori of Hiram Aluro Hill, died age 11, 1845. Good penmanship
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Early 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Wood, Paper
Italian Memento Mori skull - 17th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Italian Memento Mori skull Marble North of Italy, 17th century H 9 x L 7 x P 14 cm At the turn
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17th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Marble
Memento Mori Skull on Bible
Located in Palm Beach, FL
skull sits atop a bible and adjacent to a rosary. What sets this memento mori apart is its rather
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Porcelain, Glaze
19th century carved pine memento mori
Located in London, GB
19th century carved pine memento mori Dimensions: H 6.5” x W 4” x D 4” Weight: 500 grms Date
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1850s Italian Early Victorian Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Pine
Prisoner of War Memento Mori
Located in London, GB
Prisoner of War Memento Mori This unusual object is made from cow bone. Likely to have been
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1850s British Folk Art Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Bone
Hamlett Skull on Stand – Memento Mori and Vanitas
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
by the concept of Memento Mori, it symbolizes the ephemeral nature of life, vanity, and the ethics of
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17th Century English Gothic Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Resin, Wood
Memento Mori Carved and Polychrome Painted Wood 1780
Located in Hastings, GB
A beautifully crafted pine 18th century Memento Mori depicting a Skull set upon a book, probably
Category
Late 18th Century German Baroque Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Pine
18th Century Italian Silver Gilt Small Memento Mori Mirror
Located in San Francisco, CA
Late 17th or early 18th century Italian Memento Mori silver gilt frame. This would have originally
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Mirror, Wood
18th Century Diamond Silver Gold Memento Mori Ring
Located in New York, NY
An early Memento Mori ring comprised of a rose-cut diamond flanked by a small skull and a serpent
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1760s Georgian Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
Early 17th Century Memento Mori Ring
Located in Firenze, IT
Memento mori ring-Exceptional antique gold ring with a kitten in the shape of a skull, enamelled
Category
Early 17th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
19th century traveling memento mori casket
Located in London, GB
19th century traveling memento mori casket Dimensions: H 20” x W 16” x D 4” (Full opened) Weight
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Early 19th Century French Victorian Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Pine
An important Memento Mori candle holder.
Located in Milan, IT
An important and rare Memento Mori candleholder. The round base with moved profile is carved out of
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18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Metal
Memento mori mirror, Belgium 1898.
Located in Milan, IT
Memento Mori mirror. The mirror is circular, with a beveled edge. From the periphery to the center
Category
Late 19th Century Belgian Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Bronze, Copper
Mid 19th Century Hand Carved Memento Mori Figure
Located in London, GB
Mid 19th Century Hand Carved Memento Mori Figure An amazing example of a mid 19th Century hand
Category
1850s Unknown Early Victorian Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Wood
Corallium Rubrum Memento Mori Italy 18th Century
Located in Firenze, IT
Height x width x depth: 3.5 x 2 x 3 cm. Weight: 24 g. "Memento Mori" Vanitas represented by a Red
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Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Silver
Early 19th Century Italian Bronze Memento Mori Funeral Censer
Located in Lowestoft, GB
construction with pierced and pressed brass Memento Mori decoration, also depicted are cherubs often used to
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Early 19th Century Italian Giltwood Skull & Crossbones Memento Mori
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H 5.91 in W 14.57 in D 7.88 in
Early 19th Century Italian Giltwood Skull & Crossbones Memento Mori
Located in Lowestoft, GB
An early 19th century Italian gilt wood Memento Mori skull & crossbones. Likely to of been part
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Pine
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Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Ormolu
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Wood
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$340,322
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Walnut
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1830s Biedermeier Antique Memento Mori
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Fabric, Ash
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19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Memento Mori
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Antique Memento Mori For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the antique memento mori you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, metal and stone, every antique memento mori was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique memento mori — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. An antique memento mori, designed in the Victorian, Baroque or Georgian style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made antique memento mori has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Alfred Wordsworth Thompson and Bilston Battersea are consistently popular.
How Much is a Antique Memento Mori?
The average selling price for an antique memento mori at 1stDibs is $2,997, while they’re typically $393 on the low end and $43,217 for the highest priced.