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Memento Mori Box

Rare Regency Memento Mori Box
Rare Regency Memento Mori Box

Rare Regency Memento Mori Box

$10,250

H 1 in Dm 3.63 in

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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Antique 19th Century English Regency Decorative Boxes

18-C English Bilston Battersea Enamel Memento Mori, Memory of a Friend Snuff Box
18-C English Bilston Battersea Enamel Memento Mori, Memory of a Friend Snuff Box

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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Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Copper

Rare Skull-shaped Offering Box (memento Mori), 17th Century
Rare Skull-shaped Offering Box (memento Mori), 17th Century

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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Antique 17th Century Dutch Baroque Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Wrought Iron

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Three 19th C. French Memento Mori Hair Art Mourning Souvenirs in Oval Frames
Three 19th C. French Memento Mori Hair Art Mourning Souvenirs in Oval Frames

Three 19th C. French Memento Mori Hair Art Mourning Souvenirs in Oval Frames

Located in Haarlem, NL

Three French Memento-Mori hair mourning souvenirs with decorative 3-dimensional shapes from hair of

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Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Shadow Boxes

Materials

Glass, Paper, Wood

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H 3.75 in W 10.63 in D 5.71 in

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Located in Sharon, CT

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Exceptional Pair of Carved Wall Brackets with Mythological Faces
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H 17.5 in W 12.75 in D 11.75 in

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Located in San Francisco, CA

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Located in Wainscott, NY

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Complete Set of Four Meissen Elements Ewers

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$250,000

H 26.5 in W 14 in D 9 in

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By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Tarzana, CA

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$9,250

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Located in Dallas, TX

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$55,000 / set

H 12.75 in Dm 5.25 in

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Located in New York, NY

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Located in West Hollywood, CA

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Located in VALENZA, IT

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Four 18th Century Vellum Covered Latin Books
Four 18th Century Vellum Covered Latin Books

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$2,750 / set

H 12 in W 9 in D 4 in

Four 18th Century Vellum Covered Latin Books

Located in Hudson, NY

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Located in Long Island City, NY, NY

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Continental School 'Late 19th century' Forest Landscape with Figure

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Located in Buchanan, MI

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Located in San Francisco, CA

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By Daum

Located in Los Angeles, CA

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By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

A Meissen Snake-Handled "Schlangenvase" urn vase lamp, circa 1900, Gilt and painted in colors, the baluster body decorated with "Deutsche Blumen" on both sides. The vase was designed...

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Porcelain

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  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021
    Memento 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.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    Memento mori means “remember that you must die” in Latin. A memento mori is an object which serves as either a warning or reminder of death. An example of a memento mori is a skull.