Antique Skull

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

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

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

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

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

human skull wearing a helmet and spreading out its wings in the colours of the German flag with the bold

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

Italy, depicts Saint Jerome in penitence with a skull and sleeping lion. It’s reminiscent of

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

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

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

flanked by laurels on one side and a skull and crossbones coat of arms supported by leopards on the

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

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

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

Memento mori ring-Exceptional antique gold ring with a kitten in the shape of a skull, enamelled

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

carries a skull suggesting the fleetingness of beauty and life. She becomes his pupil and is taught poetry

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

a sheep's skull.

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

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

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

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

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

hole" digged at the back of the skull, characteristic of Weckmann. Our rare Saint John is of a quality

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

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

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

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

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

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

moment of utmost suffering tempered by enduring love. In the foreground, a partial skull is a conspicuous

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

presence. He wears a tight skull cap with the hair cropped short and neck bent slightly forward. Standing

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

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

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

chose to leave no magical cliché untouched: the Grim Reaper, dragons, devils, skulls, snakes and exotic

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

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

foreground, the young pages having fun blowing soap bubbles, while a little boy is lying on the skull. An

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

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

with God. The upward gaze of his large eyes captures this mystical moment. The skull and the book

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

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

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

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

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

skull cap. His attire matches the expectations of the 1650s/1660s and he feels a little Dutch in

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

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

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

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

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

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