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Antique Industrial Macabre Orthodonist's 'Phantom' Dental Teaching Aid. c.1920
Antique Industrial Macabre Orthodonist's 'Phantom' Dental Teaching Aid. c.1920

Antique Industrial Macabre Orthodonist's 'Phantom' Dental Teaching Aid. c.1920

Located in London, GB

Engineered to a very high quality, designed for orthodontists to practice procedures with precision, it now possesses an undeniably macabre, almost sinister presence. The model is mo...

Category

Early 20th Century English Industrial Antique Macabre

Materials

Metal

Large Bronze Bas Relief Danse Macabre Expressionist Sculpture Totentantz
Large Bronze Bas Relief Danse Macabre Expressionist Sculpture Totentantz

Large Bronze Bas Relief Danse Macabre Expressionist Sculpture Totentantz

Located in Surfside, FL

We have not located any markings on the piece and it does not appear to be signed. it bears similarities with works by Wilfredo Lam and other Cuban and Latin American masters and it ...

Category

Early 20th Century Expressionist Antique Macabre

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Coffin Makers Undertakers Sizing Template Board Curio Macabre
19th Century Coffin Makers Undertakers Sizing Template Board Curio Macabre

19th Century Coffin Makers Undertakers Sizing Template Board Curio Macabre

Located in Lowestoft, GB

19th Century undertakers sizing/reference template board. Carpenters and Undertakers often used human-based units of measurement (anthropometric units). And this would ring true whe...

Category

Early 19th Century English Antique Macabre

Materials

Pine

The European Macabre Dance N.4  - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915
The European Macabre Dance N.4  - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915

The European Macabre Dance N.4 - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915

By Alberto Martini

Located in Roma, IT

The European Macabre Dance N.4 is a hand-colored lithograph, from the Series "La Danza Macabra Europea" illustrated by Alberto Martini (Oderzo, 1876 – Milan, 1954) in 1915.

Category

1910s Symbolist Antique Macabre

Materials

Lithograph

The European Macabre Dance N.12 - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915
The European Macabre Dance N.12 - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915

The European Macabre Dance N.12 - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915

By Alberto Martini

Located in Roma, IT

The European Macabre Dance N.12 is a hand-colored lithograph, from the Series "La Danza Macabra Europea" illustrated by Alberto Martini (Oderzo, 1876 – Milan, 1954) in 1915.

Category

1910s Symbolist Antique Macabre

Materials

Lithograph

The European Macabre Dance N.38  - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915
The European Macabre Dance N.38  - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915

The European Macabre Dance N.38 - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915

By Alberto Martini

Located in Roma, IT

The European Macabre Dance N.38 is a hand-colored lithograph, from the Series "La Danza Macabra Europea" illustrated by Alberto Martini (Oderzo, 1876 – Milan, 1954) in 1915.

Category

1910s Symbolist Antique Macabre

Materials

Lithograph

The European Macabre Dance N.1  - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915
The European Macabre Dance N.1  - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915

The European Macabre Dance N.1 - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915

By Alberto Martini

Located in Roma, IT

The European Macabre Dance N.1 is an hand-colored lithograph, from the Series "La Danza Macabra Europea" illustrated by Alberto Martini (Oderzo, 1876 – Milan, 1954) in 1915.

Category

1910s Symbolist Antique Macabre

Materials

Lithograph

The European Macabre Dance N.8  - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915
The European Macabre Dance N.8  - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915

The European Macabre Dance N.8 - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915

By Alberto Martini

Located in Roma, IT

The European Macabre Dance N.8 is a hand-colored lithograph, from the Series "La Danza Macabra Europea" illustrated by Alberto Martini (Oderzo, 1876 – Milan, 1954) in 1915.

Category

1910s Symbolist Antique Macabre

Materials

Lithograph

The European Macabre Dance N.37  - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915
The European Macabre Dance N.37  - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915

The European Macabre Dance N.37 - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915

By Alberto Martini

Located in Roma, IT

The European Macabre Dance N.37 is a hand-colored lithograph, from the Series "La Danza Macabra Europea" illustrated by Alberto Martini (Oderzo, 1876 – Milan, 1954) in 1915.

Category

1910s Symbolist Antique Macabre

Materials

Lithograph

The European Macabre Dance N.40  - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915
The European Macabre Dance N.40  - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915

The European Macabre Dance N.40 - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915

By Alberto Martini

Located in Roma, IT

The European Macabre Dance N.40 is a hand-colored lithograph, from the Series "La Danza Macabra Europea" illustrated by Alberto Martini (Oderzo, 1876 – Milan, 1954) in 1915.

Category

1910s Symbolist Antique Macabre

Materials

Lithograph

The European Macabre Dance N.7  - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915
The European Macabre Dance N.7  - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915

The European Macabre Dance N.7 - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915

By Alberto Martini

Located in Roma, IT

The European Macabre Dance N.7 is a hand-colored lithograph, from the Series "La Danza Macabra Europea" illustrated by Alberto Martini (Oderzo, 1876 – Milan, 1954) in 1915.

Category

1910s Symbolist Antique Macabre

Materials

Lithograph

The European Macabre Dance N.6  - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915
The European Macabre Dance N.6  - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915

The European Macabre Dance N.6 - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915

By Alberto Martini

Located in Roma, IT

The European Macabre Dance N.6 is a hand-colored lithograph, from the Series "La Danza Macabra Europea" illustrated by Alberto Martini (Oderzo, 1876 – Milan, 1954) in 1915.

Category

1910s Symbolist Antique Macabre

Materials

Lithograph

The European Macabre Dance N.10 - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915
The European Macabre Dance N.10 - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915

The European Macabre Dance N.10 - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915

By Alberto Martini

Located in Roma, IT

The European Macabre Dance N.10 is a hand-colored lithograph, from the Series "La Danza Macabra Europea" illustrated by Alberto Martini (Oderzo, 1876 – Milan, 1954) in 1915.

Category

1910s Symbolist Antique Macabre

Materials

Lithograph

The European Macabre Dance N.28  - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915

The European Macabre Dance N.28 - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915

By Alberto Martini

Located in Roma, IT

The European Macabre Dance N.28 is a hand-colored lithograph, from the Series "La Danza Macabra Europea" illustrated by Alberto Martini (Oderzo, 1876 – Milan, 1954) in 1915.

Category

1910s Symbolist Antique Macabre

Materials

Lithograph

The European Macabre Dance N.3  - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915
The European Macabre Dance N.3  - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915

The European Macabre Dance N.3 - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915

By Alberto Martini

Located in Roma, IT

The European Macabre Dance N.3 is a hand-colored lithograph, from the Series "La Danza Macabra Europea" illustrated by Alberto Martini (Oderzo, 1876 – Milan, 1954) in 1915.

Category

1910s Symbolist Antique Macabre

Materials

Lithograph

The European Macabre Dance N.5  - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915
The European Macabre Dance N.5  - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915

The European Macabre Dance N.5 - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915

By Alberto Martini

Located in Roma, IT

The European Macabre Dance N.5 is a hand-colored lithograph, from the Series "La Danza Macabra Europea" illustrated by Alberto Martini (Oderzo, 1876 – Milan, 1954) in 1915.

Category

1910s Symbolist Antique Macabre

Materials

Lithograph

The European Macabre Dance N.2  - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915
The European Macabre Dance N.2  - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915

The European Macabre Dance N.2 - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915

By Alberto Martini

Located in Roma, IT

The European Macabre Dance N.2 is an hand-colored lithograph, from the Series "La Danza Macabra Europea" illustrated by Alberto Martini (Oderzo, 1876 – Milan, 1954) in 1915.

Category

1910s Symbolist Antique Macabre

Materials

Lithograph

The European Macabre Dance n.25 - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915
The European Macabre Dance n.25 - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915

The European Macabre Dance n.25 - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915

By Alberto Martini

Located in Roma, IT

The European Macabre Dance n.25 is a hand-colored lithograph, from the Series "La Danza Macabra Europea" illustrated by Alberto Martini (Oderzo, 1876 – Milan, 1954) in 1915.

Category

1910s Symbolist Antique Macabre

Materials

Lithograph

Late 19th Century Pencil Sketch Epitaph Man Who Ate Too Much Fish Curio Macabre
Late 19th Century Pencil Sketch Epitaph Man Who Ate Too Much Fish Curio Macabre

Late 19th Century Pencil Sketch Epitaph Man Who Ate Too Much Fish Curio Macabre

Located in Lowestoft, GB

Pencil on paper sketch of a grave yard, possibly fictional. Mounted on period hand made marbled paper, framed in a maple veneered frame. “French epitaph on a man whose death was occ...

Category

Late 19th Century European Antique Macabre

Materials

Glass, Maple, Paper

Framed 19th Century Oil - Memento Mori
Framed 19th Century Oil - Memento Mori

Framed 19th Century Oil - Memento Mori

Located in Corsham, GB

This striking still life work juxtaposes macabre subject matter with delicate brushwork. A crow - an archetypal symbol of death - picks at the lifeless body of a rabbit, while a vase...

Category

19th Century Antique Macabre

Materials

Oil

Antique Silver Memento Mori Skull Pendant Necklace, Italy Circa 1780s
Antique Silver Memento Mori Skull Pendant Necklace, Italy Circa 1780s

Antique Silver Memento Mori Skull Pendant Necklace, Italy Circa 1780s

Located in Firenze, IT

These objects, which invite to live a slow life conscious of the fugacity of time, were diffuse form medieval era and continued in Renaissance finding diffusion in painting with the ...

Category

Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Macabre

Materials

Silver

Black Forest Oak Wall Panel Bird Motif
Black Forest Oak Wall Panel Bird Motif

Black Forest Oak Wall Panel Bird Motif

Located in Nashville, TN

Hand-carved solid wood wall panel depicting a whimsical yet macabre dead bird motif in deep relief, framed by an architectural border.

Category

Early 1900s Antique Macabre

Materials

Wood

17th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Antique Painting Herod's Feast, 1670
17th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Antique Painting Herod's Feast, 1670

17th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Antique Painting Herod's Feast, 1670

Located in Vicoforte, IT

On the left side, a beautiful maidservant places the macabre trophy on a platter, while Salome, elegantly seated at the table, rotates her torso with a refined, almost dance-like mov...

Category

1670s Antique Macabre

Materials

Canvas, Oil

18th C Vanitas (Memento Mori) Bust carved in marble, Italy
18th C Vanitas (Memento Mori) Bust carved in marble, Italy

18th C Vanitas (Memento Mori) Bust carved in marble, Italy

Located in brussel, BE

Rather than a purely macabre image, the sculpture serves as a philosophical reminder, confronting viewers with the tension between identity, time, and death.

Category

18th Century Antique Macabre

Materials

Marble

Revolution Reduced: 19th C Model of a Guillotine w/ Buckets and a Mop
Revolution Reduced: 19th C Model of a Guillotine w/ Buckets and a Mop

Revolution Reduced: 19th C Model of a Guillotine w/ Buckets and a Mop

Located in New York, NY

The piece retains a strong sculptural presence, balancing macabre subject matter with folk-art sensibility.

Category

19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Macabre

Materials

Wood

Antique 10K Gold Victorian Swivel Mourning Cameo Brooch Locket Tooth & Hair 1860
Antique 10K Gold Victorian Swivel Mourning Cameo Brooch Locket Tooth & Hair 1860

Antique 10K Gold Victorian Swivel Mourning Cameo Brooch Locket Tooth & Hair 1860

Located in Portland, OR

To the rear under a crystal panel is a lock of hair and a slightly macabre tooth of the lost loved one! The gold swivel locket is set into a 10k yellow gold locket with a 'rope-twist...

Category

1860s American Victorian Antique Macabre

Materials

Gold

Dance of Death - Etching by Thomas Rowlandson - 1810s

Dance of Death - Etching by Thomas Rowlandson - 1810s

By Thomas Rowlandson

Located in Roma, IT

This publication represents Rowlandson’s imaginative reinterpretation of the Danse Macabre tradition, loosely inspired by the earlier designs of Hans Holbein the Younger but transfor...

Category

1810s Modern Antique Macabre

Materials

Etching

George III Punch Bowl Made of Oak from H.M.S. Royal George, 1802
George III Punch Bowl Made of Oak from H.M.S. Royal George, 1802

George III Punch Bowl Made of Oak from H.M.S. Royal George, 1802

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

The masts of the wreck remained visible from the shoreline as late as 1794, serving as a macabre reminder of the tragedy.  Prompted by local sailors, a series of pioneering dives by ...

Category

Early 1800s English Antique Macabre

Materials

Oak

Antique Labradorite Diamond Enamel and Gold Monkey Head Stick Pin, Circa 1920
Antique Labradorite Diamond Enamel and Gold Monkey Head Stick Pin, Circa 1920

Antique Labradorite Diamond Enamel and Gold Monkey Head Stick Pin, Circa 1920

Located in London, GB

The carvings were often given an eerie, macabre appearance. They were usually adorned with gemstones and set in precious metals.

Category

1920s American Art Deco Antique Macabre

Materials

Diamond, Labradorite, Gold, Enamel

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

Written by George Whyte-Melville (1821 - 1878), the book is a comedic and macabre blend of satire and class division. Nicely presented example of this unusual title Displays a desir...

Category

Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Macabre

Materials

Paper

Vintage Antique Dragon Claw Stick Pin in 14K Yellow Gold Garnet Center
Vintage Antique Dragon Claw Stick Pin in 14K Yellow Gold Garnet Center

Vintage Antique Dragon Claw Stick Pin in 14K Yellow Gold Garnet Center

Located in Fairfield, CT

Whether worn or displayed, it’s more than just a piece of jewelry—it’s a conversation starter, a work of art that blends the sophistication of Victorian design with a touch of the ma...

Category

Early 1900s Victorian Antique Macabre

Materials

Garnet, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver

Mexican Gods and Priests – 1734 Engraving of Aztec Deities and Religious Ritual
Mexican Gods and Priests – 1734 Engraving of Aztec Deities and Religious Ritual

Mexican Gods and Priests – 1734 Engraving of Aztec Deities and Religious Ritual

Located in Langweer, NL

In the lower left, the god Tescaliipuca is represented again, this time surrounded by a macabre frame of skulls and ritual weapons. The emphasis here is on sacrificial violence and p...

Category

1730s Antique Macabre

Materials

Paper

Passage du Mont Saint-Bernard
Passage du Mont Saint-Bernard

Passage du Mont Saint-Bernard

By Jean Louis Andre Theodore Gericault

Located in Fairlawn, OH

The shipwreck had scandalous political implications at home—the incompetent captain, who had gained the position because of connections to the Bourbon Restoration government, fought ...

Category

1820s Romantic Antique Macabre

Materials

Lithograph

The Charming Ghost

The Charming Ghost

Located in London, GB

It is evident that this work possesses the decorative qualities of the aesthetic as well as the macabre humour of the decadent.

Category

Early 1900s Aesthetic Movement Antique Macabre

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Pair of 19th Century Gilt and Silvered Bronze Sculptures of Women
Pair of 19th Century Gilt and Silvered Bronze Sculptures of Women

Pair of 19th Century Gilt and Silvered Bronze Sculptures of Women

By Pierre-Eugène-Émile Hébert

Located in Norwood, NJ

The latter was, in fact, one of the most masterful practitioners of the romantic anti-classical historical idiom, and particularly of the neo-medieval macabre; Feuchère is best known...

Category

1860s French Antique Macabre

Materials

Gold, Silver, Bronze

Banchetto d’Amore - Original Etching by A. Martini - 1917
Banchetto d’Amore - Original Etching by A. Martini - 1917

Banchetto d’Amore - Original Etching by A. Martini - 1917

By Alberto Martini

Located in Roma, IT

Alberto Martini (1876 -1954) was an Italian painter, engraver,and graphic designer. his artworks are described by critics from "elegant and epic" to "grotesque and macabre" and cons...

Category

1910s Antique Macabre

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

Father Stefan Fridolin, "Schatzbehalter" (Treasury of the True Riches
Father Stefan Fridolin, "Schatzbehalter" (Treasury of the True Riches

Father Stefan Fridolin, "Schatzbehalter" (Treasury of the True Riches

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Woodcuts Michael Wolgemut, Danse Macabre, 1493 Two large and copiously illustrated books have woodcuts supplied by Wolgemut and his stepson Wilhelm Pleydenwurff; both were printed a...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Old Masters Antique Macabre

Materials

Woodcut

1902 The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe
1902 The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe

1902 The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe

Located in Bath, GB

The collected works of Edgar Allan Poe, a collection of the American author's poetry and short stories, most importantly containing his tales of mystery and the macabre. Volume I, c...

Category

Early 1900s Antique Macabre

Materials

Paper

Métiers des Hommes - Rare Book Illustrated by Kurt Seligmann - 1936
Métiers des Hommes - Rare Book Illustrated by Kurt Seligmann - 1936

Métiers des Hommes - Rare Book Illustrated by Kurt Seligmann - 1936

By Kurt Seligmann

Located in Roma, IT

He was known for his fantastic imagery of medieval troubadors and knights in macabre rituals and inspired by the carnival held annually in his native Basel, Switzerland.

Category

1920s Symbolist Antique Macabre

Materials

Paper, Photogravure

Das Grausen - Lithograph After A. Kubin - 1903
Das Grausen - Lithograph After A. Kubin - 1903

Das Grausen - Lithograph After A. Kubin - 1903

By After Alfred Kubin

Located in Roma, IT

The aquatint technique used by Klinger and Goya influenced the style of his works of this period, which are mainly ink and wash drawings of fantastical, often macabre subjects. Kubin...

Category

Early 1900s Symbolist Antique Macabre

Materials

Lithograph

Neue Träume von Glück (New Dreams of Happiness)
Neue Träume von Glück (New Dreams of Happiness)

Neue Träume von Glück (New Dreams of Happiness)

By Max Klinger

Located in Fairlawn, OH

For these twelve plates, he drew upon the macabrely creative Totentanz (“dance of death”) theme in German art, which had interested him throughout his career, building upon the icono...

Category

1880s Expressionist Antique Macabre

Materials

Etching

19th Century Life-Size Corpus Christi Figure Leg
19th Century Life-Size Corpus Christi Figure Leg

19th Century Life-Size Corpus Christi Figure Leg

Located in London, GB

From an interior point of view, it could be hung from a ceiling, used as a piece of wall art coming out of a wall, or can stand in the corner of a room. Macabre in visual appeal and ...

Category

1850s Spanish Early Victorian Antique Macabre

Materials

Oak, Paint

Art Nouveau Stoneware Commedia Dell’arte Mask by Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat
Art Nouveau Stoneware Commedia Dell’arte Mask by Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat

Art Nouveau Stoneware Commedia Dell’arte Mask by Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat

By Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat

Located in Palm Beach, FL

The metallic effect of the glazed stoneware thus produces a double mask in a clever play off the subject from the Comedia dell’Arte. There is also a macabre quality to the glaze as i...

Category

1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Macabre

Materials

Stoneware

The Deluge -  JOSEPH MALLORD WILLIAM  TURNER (1775 - 1851)
The Deluge -  JOSEPH MALLORD WILLIAM  TURNER (1775 - 1851)

The Deluge - JOSEPH MALLORD WILLIAM TURNER (1775 - 1851)

By Joseph Mallord William Turner

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Quilley's mezzotint includes a number of macabre details which are absent from the original oil and which suggest that Turner may indeed have been responding to the sensationalist ca...

Category

1820s Old Masters Antique Macabre

Materials

Mezzotint

Walpurgis Nacht - Drawing by A. Kubin - 1920

Walpurgis Nacht - Drawing by A. Kubin - 1920

By Alfred Kubin

Located in Roma, IT

The aquatint technique used by Klinger and Goya influenced the style of his works of this period, which are mainly ink and wash drawings of fantastical, often macabre subjects. Kubin...

Category

1920s Symbolist Antique Macabre

Materials

India Ink, Pen

Thoughts of Pascal
Thoughts of Pascal

Thoughts of Pascal

By Harrison M. Fisher

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Medium: Gouache on Illustration Board Signature: Signed Lower Left Sight Size 22.00" x 30.00" Framed 33" x 41 1/2" Excellent condition Original use: Bookplate for Tennyson's A Dream...

Category

Early 1900s Antique Macabre

Materials

Gouache, Illustration Board

Émile Hébert, the Wanderer, Belle Époque Patinated Bronze Sculpture, circa 1880s
Émile Hébert, the Wanderer, Belle Époque Patinated Bronze Sculpture, circa 1880s

Émile Hébert, the Wanderer, Belle Époque Patinated Bronze Sculpture, circa 1880s

By Pierre-Eugène-Émile Hébert

Located in New York, NY

The latter was, in fact, one of the most masterful practitioners of the romantic anti-classical historical idiom, and particularly of the neo-medieval macabre; Feuchère is best known...

Category

1880s French Belle Époque Antique Macabre

Materials

Bronze

Going for a Stroll

Going for a Stroll

By Gisella Loeffler

Located in Missouri, MO

This oversight is likely due to the naive quality of her work, in which children or childlike adults inhabit a simple, brightly colored world filled with happiness. The macabre, the ...

Category

1910s Modern Antique Macabre

Materials

Gouache

The Necklace and the Pot
The Necklace and the Pot

The Necklace and the Pot

By Gisella Loeffler

Located in Missouri, MO

This oversight is likely due to the naive quality of her work, in which children or childlike adults inhabit a simple, brightly colored world filled with happiness. The macabre, the ...

Category

1910s Modern Antique Macabre

Materials

Gouache

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Antique Macabre For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal antique macabre for your home. An antique macabre — often made from wood — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer antique macabre, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Many designers have produced at least one well-made antique macabre over the years, but those crafted by Alberto Martini and Jan Frans Deboever are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Antique Macabre?

Prices for an antique macabre start at $485 and top out at $4,500 with the average selling for $485.