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Ebonised Poison Cabinet, circa 1910
Ebonised Poison Cabinet, circa 1910

Ebonised Poison Cabinet, circa 1910

Located in Gloucester, GB

- Original lock and key - Original cast iron skull and crossbone - German, circa 1910 - Measures: 178cm

Category

1910s German Antique Skull

Materials

Pine

Vanitas Themed Painting with a Clock
Vanitas Themed Painting with a Clock

Vanitas Themed Painting with a Clock

Located in Houston, TX

depart." The putti (cherub) sits next to a skull and a candle which are popular vanitas symbols in 16th

Category

18th Century Renaissance Antique Skull

Materials

Oil

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

19th Century Half Human Medical Skelton

Located in London, GB

collection includes an articulated skull, an assortment of Femurs, Patella’s, Tibias, Fibula, Talus, Pelvis

Category

19th Century British Early Victorian Antique Skull

Materials

Natural Fiber

Sepik River Artefact, circa 1920
Sepik River Artefact, circa 1920

Sepik River Artefact, circa 1920

Located in London, GB

Sepik River over modeled human skull c.1920 For Sale in this LOT is a unique and almost predatory

Category

1920s Papua New Guinean Folk Art Antique Skull

Materials

Clay, Natural Fiber

19th c. Phrenology Porcelain Bust c.1800s
19th c. Phrenology Porcelain Bust c.1800s

19th c. Phrenology Porcelain Bust c.1800s

Located in San Francisco, CA

there is a perfect correspondence between the conformation of the healthy skull of an individual and his

Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Skull

Materials

Porcelain

18th Century Oil - Saint Aloysius Gonzaga
18th Century Oil - Saint Aloysius Gonzaga

18th Century Oil - Saint Aloysius Gonzaga

Located in Corsham, GB

Gonzaga. The saint is represented through traditional iconography: a lily symbolising purity, a skull

Category

Early 18th Century Antique Skull

Materials

Oil

19th Century Medical Human Deformed Example
19th Century Medical Human Deformed Example

19th Century Medical Human Deformed Example

Located in London, GB

19th Century medical human skull deformed example We are proud to offer an early 19th century

Category

Early 1800s British Victorian Antique Skull

Materials

Natural Fiber

Memento mori mirror, Belgium 1898.
Memento mori mirror, Belgium 1898.

Memento mori mirror, Belgium 1898.

Located in Milan, IT

in a soft element from which an arm departs, which, descending, holds a face and a skull joined by

Category

Late 19th Century Belgian Antique Skull

Materials

Bronze, Copper

Important Cultural and Decorative Object, Germany Around 1750
Important Cultural and Decorative Object, Germany Around 1750

Important Cultural and Decorative Object, Germany Around 1750

Located in Milan, IT

A plaster sculpture depicting a skull is placed above the base of a plinth in the shape of a column

Category

Mid-18th Century German Antique Skull

Materials

Brass, Bronze

18th Century Hercules and Antaeus Fireback
18th Century Hercules and Antaeus Fireback

18th Century Hercules and Antaeus Fireback

Located in Amerongen, Amerongen

Antaeus would challenge all passers-by to wrestling matches, kill them, and collect their skulls to

Category

18th Century and Earlier French Rococo Antique Skull

Materials

Iron

A Memento Mori on column with clock, France 1850.
A Memento Mori on column with clock, France 1850.

A Memento Mori on column with clock, France 1850.

Located in Milan, IT

clock is also in alabaster. Above it rests a sculpture of a skull, in patinated scagliola plaster to

Category

Mid-19th Century French Antique Skull

Materials

Alabaster, Brass

Solomon Islands Coral Stone Ancestor's Carved Head
Solomon Islands Coral Stone Ancestor's Carved Head

Solomon Islands Coral Stone Ancestor's Carved Head

Located in Leuven , BE

The Tribes from the Solomon Islands worshipped the skulls of their ancestors as being the home of

Category

1890s Solomon Islands Antique Skull

Materials

Coral

Early 17th Century Memento Mori Ring
Early 17th Century Memento Mori Ring

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 Skull

Materials

Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Central American Mayan Polychrome Cylindrical Vessel
Central American Mayan Polychrome Cylindrical Vessel

Central American Mayan Polychrome Cylindrical Vessel

Located in UTRECHT, UT

sitting opposite each other in front of a stele with a skull attached on it. One god is holding a snake

Category

15th Century and Earlier Central American Antique Skull

Materials

Terracotta

Saint Francis In Meditation Oil On Canvas 18th Century
Saint Francis In Meditation Oil On Canvas 18th Century

Saint Francis In Meditation Oil On Canvas 18th Century

Located in Milan, IT

in front of the Cross, in a deserted place and with a skull in his hands, the memento mori, to

Category

18th Century Other Art Style Antique Skull

Materials

Oil

19th c. Ship's Deadeye Pulley
19th c. Ship's Deadeye Pulley

19th c. Ship's Deadeye Pulley

Located in San Francisco, CA

a sheep's skull.

Category

19th Century Industrial Antique Skull

Materials

Wood

A Statuary and Brocatello Marble Regency Chimneypiece
A Statuary and Brocatello Marble Regency Chimneypiece

A Statuary and Brocatello Marble Regency Chimneypiece

Located in London, GB

either side of a flaming altar, decorated with sacrificial ram skulls and swags, Eros holds aloft a lit

Category

19th Century Italian Antique Skull

Early Hand Painted Plaster Anatomical Model
Early Hand Painted Plaster Anatomical Model

Early Hand Painted Plaster Anatomical Model

By Antonio Tarquini

Located in Peekskill, NY

of tissue around the skull. The left and right sides are different.

Category

Early 20th Century Italian Industrial Antique Skull

Materials

Plaster, Wood

An important Memento Mori candle holder.
An important Memento Mori candle holder.

An important Memento Mori candle holder.

Located in Milan, IT

, clear color, and the final black twisted element. Overall the magnificent sculpture of a skull wearing a

Category

18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Skull

Materials

Metal

Pair of Reliefs, Castillian School, Spain, 16th Century
Pair of Reliefs, Castillian School, Spain, 16th Century

Pair of Reliefs, Castillian School, Spain, 16th Century

Located in Madrid, ES

Pair of reliefs; scene with carriage with skull and scene with portico from the 16th century

Category

16th Century Spanish Renaissance Antique Skull

Materials

Other

18th Century Italian Grand Tour Crucifix Gilt Bronze and Boulle Inlaid Cross
18th Century Italian Grand Tour Crucifix Gilt Bronze and Boulle Inlaid Cross

18th Century Italian Grand Tour Crucifix Gilt Bronze and Boulle Inlaid Cross

By Ecole Boulle

Located in Milano, MI

cross, finely decorated with brass and zinc inlays, a memento skull at the base and INRI plate placed on

Category

Late 18th Century Italian Antique Skull

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Zinc

19th Century Medical Research Skeletal Boxed Specimen
19th Century Medical Research Skeletal Boxed Specimen

19th Century Medical Research Skeletal Boxed Specimen

Located in London, GB

shown in the main photo excluding the props of books and keys. The Skull is not articulated but in 3

Category

Early 1800s British Early Victorian Antique Skull

Materials

Natural Fiber

Important 1920's Medical Artist Model
Important 1920's Medical Artist Model

Important 1920's Medical Artist Model

Located in Peekskill, NY

ornate stand that allows the skull to be removed or tilted using the screw pictured on top. Every time I

Category

Early 20th Century American Antique Skull

Materials

Metal

Early Hand Painted Plaster Anatomical Model
Early Hand Painted Plaster Anatomical Model

Early Hand Painted Plaster Anatomical Model

Located in Peekskill, NY

of tissue around the skull. The left and right sides are different. If you like this type of model

Category

Early 20th Century Italian Antique Skull

Materials

Plaster, Wood

1800s Trepanning Head Clamp
1800s Trepanning Head Clamp

1800s Trepanning Head Clamp

Located in Peekskill, NY

"borer, auger") is a surgical intervention in which a hole is drilled or scraped into the human skull

Category

Mid-19th Century Antique Skull

Materials

Brass

Wood Carved Depicting the Descent from the Cross
Wood Carved Depicting the Descent from the Cross

Wood Carved Depicting the Descent from the Cross

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

the Skull" is represented by two small shrubs with leaves typically treated in the German way. A skull

Category

16th Century Antique Skull

Materials

Walnut

Tibetan Damaru Drum on Stand, c. 1850
Tibetan Damaru Drum on Stand, c. 1850

Tibetan Damaru Drum on Stand, c. 1850

Located in Chicago, IL

hourglass shape, this wooden drum is modeled after the form of a chang teu, a human skull damaru

Category

Mid-19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Antique Skull

Materials

Steel

19th Century The Banquet of Alboino Romantic Painting Oil on Canvas
19th Century The Banquet of Alboino Romantic Painting Oil on Canvas

19th Century The Banquet of Alboino Romantic Painting Oil on Canvas

Located in Milan, IT

19th Century Alboin forces Rosmunda to drink from Cunimondo's skull Oil on canvas, 97 x 113.5 cm

Category

19th Century Italian Romantic Antique Skull

Materials

Canvas

Sino-Tibetan Gilt Bronze Figure of Yama Dharmaraja
Sino-Tibetan Gilt Bronze Figure of Yama Dharmaraja

Sino-Tibetan Gilt Bronze Figure of Yama Dharmaraja

Located in Austin, TX

painted red with mineral pigments, emanates from the top of his head, secured by a crown of skulls. He is

Category

Mid-18th Century Tibetan Tibetan Antique Skull

Materials

Metal

Carved 18th Century Oval Wooden Religious Plaque from France
Carved 18th Century Oval Wooden Religious Plaque from France

Carved 18th Century Oval Wooden Religious Plaque from France

Located in Dallas, TX

candlesticks with lit candles flanking the cross. To the left forefront and behind the man’s hand is a skull

Category

18th Century French Antique Skull

Materials

Oak

Late 19th Century Set of Ebony and Carved Bone Dominoes
Late 19th Century Set of Ebony and Carved Bone Dominoes

Late 19th Century Set of Ebony and Carved Bone Dominoes

Located in London, GB

collection and accompanied in a sliding top wooden box. The human skull this item is displayed with is not

Category

1880s English Victorian Antique Skull

Materials

Bone

Helmet (Morion), Germany, Late 16th Century
Helmet (Morion), Germany, Late 16th Century

Helmet (Morion), Germany, Late 16th Century

Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE

The skull is forged in two halfs, joined at the edge of the high comb. On both sides there is an

Category

18th Century and Earlier German Renaissance Antique Skull

Materials

Iron

The Alchemist. Oil on panel. Follower of LUCAS VELÁZQUEZ, Eugenio.
The Alchemist. Oil on panel. Follower of LUCAS VELÁZQUEZ, Eugenio.

The Alchemist. Oil on panel. Follower of LUCAS VELÁZQUEZ, Eugenio.

Located in Madrid, ES

(skeleton, skulls, jars, skulls, furniture, etc.) following common Spanish Baroque models. Towards the

Category

19th Century Spanish Romantic Antique Skull

Materials

Other

Meissen Oval Plate Painting Allegory of Perishability, circa 1870
Meissen Oval Plate Painting Allegory of Perishability, circa 1870

Meissen Oval Plate Painting Allegory of Perishability, circa 1870

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Vienna, AT

landscape of gloomy impression: The woman wearing blue cloth studies a book having been put on a skull

Category

1870s German Neoclassical Antique Skull

Materials

Porcelain

American Frouse Anatomical Medical Teaching Chart, circa 1918
American Frouse Anatomical Medical Teaching Chart, circa 1918

American Frouse Anatomical Medical Teaching Chart, circa 1918

By A.J. Nystrom & Co, Max Brödel

Located in San Francisco, CA

About This is an early 20th century anatomical chart of the human skull. The chart was

Category

Early 20th Century German Industrial Antique Skull

Materials

Linen, Wood, Paper

Sculpture of Napoleon in Life and Death
Sculpture of Napoleon in Life and Death

Sculpture of Napoleon in Life and Death

Located in New Orleans, LA

his noble skull. While there are many busts of Napoleon depicting him in life, and memento mori style

Category

19th Century Academic Antique Skull

Materials

Marble

19th Century KPM Porcelain Plaque of Saint Jerome
19th Century KPM Porcelain Plaque of Saint Jerome

19th Century KPM Porcelain Plaque of Saint Jerome

By KPM Porcelain

Located in London, GB

holding an open Bible, a skull with an hourglass, a crucifix and a set prayer beads. The plaque features

Category

Late 19th Century German Antique Skull

Materials

Porcelain, Giltwood

St Mary Magdalena After Pompeo Batoni
St Mary Magdalena After Pompeo Batoni

St Mary Magdalena After Pompeo Batoni

Located in Pasadena, CA

reading a book propped up by a human skull. Hints of a mountainous landscape in the distance can be seen

Category

Early 19th Century Italian School Antique Skull

Materials

Oil

Reclining Mary Magdalena Reading Oil Painting After Pompeo Batoni
Reclining Mary Magdalena Reading Oil Painting After Pompeo Batoni

Reclining Mary Magdalena Reading Oil Painting After Pompeo Batoni

Located in Potters Bar, GB

book which is resting on a skull as a momento mori Artist has really captured the beauty of the scene

Category

Early 1700s Victorian Antique Skull

Materials

Paint

19th Century English Surgeon's Brain Trepanning Tool Kit
19th Century English Surgeon's Brain Trepanning Tool Kit

19th Century English Surgeon's Brain Trepanning Tool Kit

Located in London, GB

attachments as shown. Skull not included. Dimensions in inches: H 1.5” x W 7” x D 2” (box) Age: Mid-19th

Category

1850s European Early Victorian Antique Skull

Materials

Steel

Helmet Garde du Corps/Garde Cuirassier, Model 1889
Helmet Garde du Corps/Garde Cuirassier, Model 1889

Helmet Garde du Corps/Garde Cuirassier, Model 1889

Located in Vlimmeren, BE

most elegant and well designed spike helmets (pickelhaubes) polished brass skull and trimmed in nickel

Category

Late 18th Century German Other Antique Skull

Dancing Bronze Shiva Nataraja
Dancing Bronze Shiva Nataraja

Dancing Bronze Shiva Nataraja

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

lower right forearm, and the crescent moon and a skull are on his crest. Shiva dances within a ferocious

Category

19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Skull

Rare Ice Age Cave Bear Skeleton
Rare Ice Age Cave Bear Skeleton

Rare Ice Age Cave Bear Skeleton

Located in New Orleans, LA

cave bear skulls set upon rock altars and arranged in Formations, often joined by carefully placed

Category

15th Century and Earlier Other Antique Skull

Materials

Bone

Untitled, New York. Framed
Untitled, New York. Framed

Untitled, New York. Framed

By Erwin Blumenfeld

Located in Miami Beach, FL

photomontage showing Hitler as a skull with a swastika on its forehead; this image was later used in Allied

Category

1650s Old Masters Antique Skull

Materials

Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Black and White

Ichthyosaur Fossil From Germany
Ichthyosaur Fossil From Germany

Ichthyosaur Fossil From Germany

Located in New York, NY

structure and delicate vertebrae to the precisely defined skull and teeth. Zero restoration and immaculate

Category

15th Century and Earlier German Antique Skull

Materials

Other

19th Century English Pharmacists Reverse Painted Gold Gilt Trade Sign
19th Century English Pharmacists Reverse Painted Gold Gilt Trade Sign

19th Century English Pharmacists Reverse Painted Gold Gilt Trade Sign

Located in London, GB

Condition: Good NOTE: Skulls are not part of this sale. This is an antique item and well over 100 years

Category

Early 1900s British Victorian Antique Skull

Materials

Glass

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