Memento Mori Box
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.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Regency Decorative Boxes
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
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Copper
H 0.75 in W 1.25 in D 1.5 in
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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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Shadow Boxes
Materials
Glass, Paper, Wood
H 8.27 in W 6.89 in D 0.79 in
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Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
By Henry Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
England, third quarter of the 19th century
On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...
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Antique Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Taxidermy
Materials
Other
H 51.19 in W 55.12 in D 201.58 in
Purple Half Geode Amethyst with Calcite Formations Shaped as Cathedral or Chapel
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning half geode with a shape often referred to by collectors as a “chapel” or “cathedral”, due to the elongated shape that occurred millions of years ago when trapped b...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Uruguayan Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
H 13.78 in W 9.06 in D 5.91 in
Meissen Hand Painted Gilded Porcelain Plate/Tray
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vilnius, LT
Meissen Porcelain plate/tray with hand painted floral motives and rich gold decor.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Antique French Sevres Cobalt Blue Porcelain Casket 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a fabulous antique French Sevres porcelain Cobalt Blue ormolu mounted casket, Circa 1880 in date.
The shaped hinged cover decorated with a hand painted floral spray in a ri...
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Antique 1880s French Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Taxidermy Composition with Rare Exotic Birds in a Large Bowed Glass Case
Located in Leuven , BE
A wonderful glass case with a selection of 20 rare exotic birds in a natural environment of tree branches and grass. The case has a rare bowed front glass and is in good condition fo...
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Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Taxidermy
Materials
Organic Material
H 27.96 in W 40.16 in D 9.45 in
A wunderkammer marine natural specimen, the Melo melo shell. Italy 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
The base is made out of rosewood. The shell, Melo Melo, (Family Volutidae) is mounted with reef and small shells. Italy last part of 19th century.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell, Wood
Early 19th Century Austrian Hiking Staff
Located in Chicago, IL
This one-of-a-kind Austrian hiking staff has been handcrafted from solid oak. Oak is a relatively lightweight yet sturdy material, which lends itself perfectly as a hiking staff. Man...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Silver, Brass
18th-century Meissen Miniature Turquoise-Ground Botanical Teapot and Cover
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Downingtown, PA
Meissen miniature Turquoise-ground teapot and cover,
1735-40
The Meissen porcelain miniature teapot has a turquoise ground with a shaped cartouche to each side with painted flowers...
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Antique 1730s German Georgian Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
H 2.38 in W 3.5 in D 2.19 in
Large Meissen Hand Painted Gilded Porcelain Serving Plate/Tray
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vilnius, LT
Large Meissen Porcelain serving plate/tray with hand painted floral motives and rich gold decor.
Category
20th Century German Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Stuffed Bullfinch Bird for Natural History Cabinet, Bullfinch, Italy 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer Stuffed bird (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) Bullfinch on a wooden base with cartouche Specimen for laboratory and Natural history cabinet. S. Brogi Naturalist...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Natural Specimens
Materials
Animal Skin, Wood, Paper, Feathers
Stuffed Bird for Natural History Cabinet, Italy, 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer Stuffed bird Sandpiper (Tringa subarcuata) mounted on a wooden base with cartouche Specimen for laboratory and Natural history cabinet. S. Brogi Na...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Natural Specimens
Materials
Animal Skin, Wood, Paper, Feathers
Westerne Osprey or Fish Hawk 'Pandion Haliaetus', Cites II/A dd 10/03/2
Located in Leuven , BE
The Western Ospray (Pandion haliaetus), known as sea or river hawk, is found on all continents except Antarctica. Because the bird of prey feeds on fish, it lives near a body of wate...
Category
20th Century Spanish Taxidermy
Materials
Organic Material, Wood
H 27.56 in W 9.06 in D 18.9 in
Stuffed Bird for Natural History Cabinet, Italy, 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer Stuffed bird (Sturnus vulgaris) European starling mounted on a wooden base with cartouche Specimen for laboratory and Natural history cabinet. S. B...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Natural Specimens
Materials
Animal Skin, Wood, Paper, Feathers
40 Point Whitetail Deer Shoulder Mount
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
26 x 14, 40 point cut-off whitetail deer shoulder mount taxidermy. This Buck was raised on a High Fence Ranch in Texas. When he was coming out of velvet the antlers were cut off and ...
Category
2010s American Taxidermy
Materials
Animal Skin
Early 20th Century French Giltwood Display Cabinet
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century French giltwood display cabinet
French, early 20th century
Measures: Height 175cm, width 130cm, depth 40cm
This beautiful early 20th Century display cabinet i...
Category
Early 20th Century French Cabinets
Materials
Metal
Pair of White-Sand Gorgonian Branches, Italy, 1870
Located in Milan, IT
A big pair of fan-shaped white sand Gorgonian branches from Wunderkammer. The bases are in carved and gilded wood. Italy, circa 1870.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral
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- 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.
- What does memento mori mean?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021Memento 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.