Antique Memento Mori Ring
Gold Memento Mori Ring
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A large octagonal ring adorned with a Neo-Classical landscape. The scene features a classical
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1780s German Antique Memento Mori Ring
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Gold
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 Ring
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Yellow Gold
19th Century Vanitas Memento Mori Skull on Diamond Gold Oversize Ring
Located in Geneva, CH
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It is magnificently adapted on a Snake yellow gold 18k ring mounting, the head with diamonds and
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Mid-19th Century Unknown Gothic Revival Antique Memento Mori Ring
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Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Memento mori ivory handle walking stick, Germany 1860.
Located in Milan, IT
Walking stick: ivory carved handle, depicting a Memento Mori, a hand holding a skull. Malacca wood
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Mid-19th Century German Antique Memento Mori Ring
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Ivory, Wood
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 Ring
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Agate, Gold
H 1 in W 2.5 in D 2.5 in
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 Ring
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Crystal, 15k Gold, Enamel
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 Ring
Materials
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, Silver
Georgian Memorial Ring with Enamel and Diamond in 18 Kt Gold
Located in Stamford, CT
!!! That is jewelry history for you. A memento mori with family memory. With this memorial ring you make
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Early 18th Century British George IV Antique Memento Mori Ring
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Diamond, 18k Gold
Regency Natural Untreated Ruby Diamond Rare Memorial 18 KT ring
Located in Napoli, IT
work of art and unique example of the memento mori jewellery, 18 KT solid gold
Designed with an
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1840s British Regency Antique Memento Mori Ring
Materials
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
Still Life Garland of Flowers - Flemish 18thC art Old Master floral oil painting
By Pieter Casteels III
Located in London, GB
a nod to the passage of time or memento mori the flowers are all fully opened and the central tulip
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1730s Old Masters Antique Memento Mori Ring
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Oil
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Memento Mori Philosophy Bracelet with Diamonds 24k Gold and SS by Kurtulan
By Kurtulan
Located in Bozeman, MT
Memento Mori Philosophy Bracelet with Diamond 24k Gold-Fused and SS by Kurtulan
Memento Mori Philosophy Bracelet - (Latin for 'remember that you [have to] die') is an artistic or sym...
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Byzantine Antique Memento Mori Ring
Materials
Diamond, Gold, 24k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
16th Century Renaissance Gold Ring with Table Cut Rock Crystal 22K Gold
Located in London, GB
A stunning example of a European renaissance ring dating to 1550-1600! A table-cut rock crystal is mounted in a closed back rub over setting. The quatrefoil bezel is cuffed with a re...
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16th Century British Renaissance Antique Memento Mori Ring
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Rock Crystal, 22k Gold
Damiani Diamond and Pearls Tiara
By Damiani
Located in Geneva, CH
Exceptional Tiara by Damiani.
Diamonds, pearls
Metal: white gold 18K (no rhodium plating).
Diamonds weight: 41,50 carats color G-H clarity VVS-VS
Japanese pearls: 9,60 grams.
Total ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Baroque Antique Memento Mori Ring
Materials
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, White Gold
Antique Sterling Silver Snake Match Safe
Located in New York, NY
A great figural sterling silver match safe. A double-sided representation of a snake. Well detailed, in high relief, with bright green glass eyes. Made in the USA, circa 1890. 2"...
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1890s American Antique Memento Mori Ring
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Sterling Silver
Antique Silver Portuguese Paste Pendant, 18th Century
Located in Stamford, CT
From my personal collection, a pendant brooch of Black dot paste of every shape and size is set in rounded pillow back foiled sterling, made in Portugal where, together with France, ...
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Late 18th Century Portuguese George III Antique Memento Mori Ring
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Sterling Silver
Hand Carved Wood Memento Mori Skull Cane Walking Stick Handle
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic and wonderfully hand carved piece. This smiling, mischievous skull is carved in very fine detail. Would be the crown jewel of any walking stick collection once attached t...
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20th Century Antique Memento Mori Ring
Materials
Wood
Dalu Table Lamp by Vico Magistretti for Artemide
By Vico Magistretti, Artemide
Located in London, GB
This rare table lamp was designed by Vico Magistretti for the Italian manufacture Artemide during the 1960s, it is one of 2 that we currently have in stock. The lamp is made from one...
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1960s Italian Space Age Antique Memento Mori Ring
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Plastic
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 Ring
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Pewter
Victorian 18ct Gold Rose Cut Diamond Forget Me Not Mourning Ring, Circa 1869
Located in Lancashire, Oldham
A very pretty Victorian 18ct yellow gold, rose cut diamond and black enamel mourning ring dating from the mid 19th century circa 1869. The mourning ring depicts one of the most commo...
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1860s English High Victorian Antique Memento Mori Ring
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Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1920's Sadie Nemser Couture Beaded Floral Appliqué Velvet & Lace Dress
By SADIE NEMSER
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A magnificent and incredibly rare Sadie Nemser Couture velvet and lace 'robe de style' dress dating back to 1924. This garment took my breath away from the moment I saw it. It's trul...
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1920s American Antique Memento Mori Ring
Early Victorian English Mourning Ring with Enameling and Woven Hair
Located in Narberth, PA
This rare English mourning ring from the Victorian era (ca1852) is quite an unusual piece! Crafted in 18kt gold, the ring is richly detailed, and serves as a fine example of the mour...
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1850s English Victorian Antique Memento Mori Ring
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18k Gold
Georgian 18k Gold Fede Ring
Located in Danvers, MA
Crafted of solid 18K buttery gold, the ring features the enduring symbol of love, friendship and partnership - two clasped hands. (Fede rings go back to the 3rd and 4th century and b...
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19th Century British Georgian Antique Memento Mori Ring
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18k Gold
German Memento Mori Carved Skull
Located in Newark, England
Antique 18th century fruitwood carved Memento Mori Skull. The skull of petrified display powerfully carved in the form of a human skull consisting of the cranium, upper and lower jaw...
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18th Century German Gothic Antique Memento Mori Ring
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Marble
Post Medieval Posy Ring 'Let this present my good intent', circa 17th Century
Located in London, GB
Post Medieval engraved posy ring 'Let this present my good intent'. A rare ring, the exterior of the D-shape band intricately engraved with hearts pierced with arrows and flower moti...
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17th Century Unknown Antique Memento Mori Ring
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Yellow Gold
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 Ring
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Pine
Vivienne Westwood Museum Hercules and Omphale François Boucher Corset
By Vivienne Westwood
Located in San Diego, CA
Boned corset in a printed "Hercules and Omphale" by François Boucher, 1735. Part of the Vivienne Westwood collection on display at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Accession number: 1...
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1990s British Antique Memento Mori Ring
Size: UK 14. Will fit a UK 8/10.
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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 Ring
Materials
Crystal, 18k Gold, Silver
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 Ring
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Yellow Gold
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 Ring
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Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
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 Ring
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Sterling Silver, Silver, Enamel
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 Ring
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18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
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 Ring
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18k Gold
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 Ring
Materials
Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
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 Ring
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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
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Early 17th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Memento Mori Ring
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Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Antique Memento Mori Skull ring
Located in Firenze, IT
The ivory skull with rose cut diamond eyes mounted on a snake shape setting in 18Kt gold and old-cut diamond.
Size 7
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Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Memento Mori Ring
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold
Georgian 22 Karat Gold Memento Mori Skull Unisex Band Ring
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"S.W. Blackett Bar ob 25 Sept 1728 Alt 39"
Memento Mori bands reached the height of their popularity
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1710s Georgian Antique Memento Mori Ring
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22k Gold
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 Ring
Materials
Metal
Rare Antique Georgian Urn Ring with Diamonds
By Glorious Antique Jewelry Collection
Located in Stamford, CT
This 15kt Memento Mori touches the heart with its beauty and with its story. An oval bezel holds a
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Late 18th Century British George III Antique Memento Mori Ring
Materials
Diamond, 15k Gold
1930s Boucheron Snakelink Necklace with Antique Charms
By Boucheron
Located in New York, NY
five charms including a memento mori enamel skull (circa 1800), a falcon atop a pearl, an ancient style
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Early 20th Century French Antique Memento Mori Ring
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Pearl, 18k Gold
Victorian Style Momento Mori Rose Cut Ruby and Diamond Skull Ring 18 Karat Gold
Located in Lancashire, Oldham
An 18 karat yellow gold, silver set ruby and diamond skull ring in the memento mori style. The ruby
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Late 19th Century Unknown Late Victorian Antique Memento Mori Ring
Materials
Ruby, Diamond, Silver, 18k Gold
Baroque Era Stuart Crystal Cypher and Braided Hair Ring
Located in Narberth, PA
, or as Memento Mori, a reminder of one's own mortality.
This rare and stunning ring is a wonderful
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1680s Baroque Antique Memento Mori Ring
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Rock Crystal, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
Georgian Poison Ring Casket Aquamarine and Sapphire 18 Karat Gold Silver, 1850
Located in Santa Barbara, CA
. Worn as a memento mori, it would hold a loved one's photo or lock of hair.
Condition: Good, wear
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Mid-19th Century Georgian Antique Memento Mori Ring
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Aquamarine, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Georgian Memento Mori Diamond Skull Ring 18ct Gold Dated 1813 Boxed
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
This remarkable Memento Mori ring features a Crystal window with a hand painted Enamel skull and
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1810s British Georgian Antique Memento Mori Ring
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Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
18th Century Memento Mori Garnet Skull Ring
Located in Austin, TX
18th Century memento mori enamel skull garnet and diamond ring. Table cut garnet and rose cut
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18th Century British Georgian Antique Memento Mori Ring
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Diamond, Garnet, Gold, Silver
Memento Mori Diamond Skull Ring 18 Carat Gold
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
This 18ct Yellow Gold and Silver Memento Mori Diamond Skull ring is fabulous.
Skull jewellery
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19th Century British Antique Memento Mori Ring
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Memento Mori Diamond Skull Diamond Ring 18 Carat Gold
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
This fabulous 18ct Yellow Gold Memento Mori Diamond Skull ring is fabulous.
The skull is set with
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19th Century British Antique Memento Mori Ring
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Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Momento Mori Diamond Ruby Skull Snake Ring 18 Carat Gold
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
This 18ct Yellow Gold Memento Mori Diamond Skull and Snake ring is stunning.
Skull jewellery
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19th Century British Antique Memento Mori Ring
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Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Deakin & Francis Bloodstone Skull Intaglio Ring
By Deakin & Francis
Located in Brooklyn, NY
of the memento mori amulets and rings popularly worn from 16th century through the early 1800s. The
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1920s British Antique Memento Mori Ring
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Other, 18k Gold
18th Century Oak and Iron Mounted Memento Mori Doorstop Carved as a Human Skull
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
The unique oak Momentum Mori door stop, being carved in the round as a slightly larger than life
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Mid-17th Century English George II Antique Memento Mori Ring
Materials
Iron
H 9 in W 7 in D 10 in
Antique Georgian Gold Mourning Bracelet with Pearl Clasp circa 1800
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
jewellery consists of formulaic rings made of gold and black enamel and decorated with standard memento mori
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Early 1800s British Georgian Antique Memento Mori Ring
Materials
Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Georgian Mourning Snake Bangle Gold, circa 1780
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
memento mori such as skulls and coffins.
Serpent jewellery became popular during the early years of Queen
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1780s British Georgian Antique Memento Mori Ring
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Garnet, 18k Gold
Antique Skull and Bones Diamond Memento Mori Ring
Located in Napoli, IT
Beautiful example of authentic Georgian Memento Mori Skull ring.
Crafted of solid 16 KT and silver
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1790s Georgian Antique Memento Mori Ring
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Diamond, Gold
17th Century Stuart Crystal Diamond Memento Mori Skull Ring
Located in Sale, Cheshire
This is a rare, and somewhat unusual, example of a Stuart Crystal memento mori ring. The central
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17th Century English Antique Memento Mori Ring
Materials
Diamond, Rock Crystal, 15k Gold
Modern Memento Mori Diamond Skull Cross Bone Diamond Ring 18 Carat Gold
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
This 18ct Yellow Gold Memento Mori Diamond Skull and Crossbone ring is fabulous.
The skull and
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19th Century British Antique Memento Mori Ring
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
18th Century Georgian Full Body Skeleton Ring
Located in Sale, Cheshire
death/mortality, and in the 1750s would have served as a memento mori symbol to remind the wearer not
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Mid-18th Century English George II Antique Memento Mori Ring
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18k Gold
Victorian Diamond Skull Crossed Bones Silver 18 Karat Gold Rare Ring
Located in Napoli, IT
The Memento Mori
Impressive late Victorian Skull and Crossed bones ring suitable for either sex
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Early 1900s Late Victorian Antique Memento Mori Ring
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Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Silver
Antique Georgian Lovers Eye Brooch, Antique Gold Mourning Lovers Eye Brooch
Located in Rottedam, NL
was not always a symbol of love - they could also be symbols of mourning (memento mori in Latin). By
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Early 19th Century British Georgian Antique Memento Mori Ring
Materials
Freshwater Pearl, Gold, 9k Gold
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Antique Memento Mori Ring For Sale on 1stDibs
You are likely to find exactly the antique memento mori ring you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. Each design created in this style — which was crafted with great care and often made from Gold, 18k Gold and Yellow Gold — can elevate any look. You’re likely to find the perfect antique memento mori ring among the distinctive items we have available, which includes versions made as long ago as the 18th Century as well as those produced as recently as the 19th Century. An antique memento mori ring can make for a versatile accessory, but a selection from our variety of 12 Diamond versions can add an especially stylish touch. Today, if you’re looking for a rose cut version of this piece and are unable to find the perfect match, our selection also includes alternatives. If you’re browsing our inventory for an antique memento mori ring, you’ll find that many are available today for women, but there are still pieces to choose from for unisex and men.
How Much is a Antique Memento Mori Ring?
On average, an antique memento mori ring at 1stDibs sells for $5,038, while they’re typically $1,495 on the low end and $44,191 for the highest priced versions of this item.
Questions About Antique Memento Mori Ring
- What is a memento mori ring?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021Memento mori ring is a ring that is an artistic reminder of the inevitability of death. ‘Memento mori’ is a Latin term that means “remember you must die.” These rings typically either feature a skull, crossbones or skeletons to prompt people to remember the shortness of life. Shop a range of memento mori rings on 1stDibs.
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