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Skull Clock

Cross-Shaped Chest Clock, Silver, 17th Century, it Presents Restorations
Located in Madrid, ES
Cross-shaped chest clock. Silver. 17th century. It presents restorations. Portable clock in the
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Antique 17th Century European Baroque Collectible Jewelry

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Metal, Silver, Other

18th Century, Italian 'Memento Mori' Old Master School of Guido Reni
By Guido Reni
Located in Atlanta, GA
mori painting would often contain a portrait with a skull but other symbols commonly found are hour
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Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Paintings

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Canvas, Giltwood, Paint

“Tech Vanitas: Reel to Reel” Contemporary Still-life Photo of Vintage Tech
Located in Brooklyn, NY
same time, my carefully disheveled compositions of audio equipment, lamps, and clocks allude to slick
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

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Archival Pigment

17th century oil on copper portrait - St. Jerome
Located in Braintree, GB
inclusion of a skull and hourglass serves as poignant reminders of life's transient nature, urging viewers
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Antique 17th Century European Paintings

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Copper

17th century oil on copper portrait - St. Jerome
17th century oil on copper portrait - St. Jerome
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H 5.91 in W 5.12 in D 0.04 in
Alfano Dardari Large Midcentury Trompe L’oeil Still Life Oil Painting Framed
Located in Atlanta, GA
portrait with a skull but other symbols commonly found are hour glasses or clocks, extinguished or
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paintings

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Wood, Masonite, Paint

Alfano Dardari Midcentury Trompe L’oeil Still Life Oil Painting Framed
Located in Atlanta, GA
must die’. A basic memento mori painting would be a portrait with a skull but other symbols commonly
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paintings

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Wood, Masonite, Paint

Politeness (The Virtues) - Limited Edition, Art, 21st Century, YBA, Giclée Print
By Damien Hirst
Located in Zug, CH
everything to me: that's another year, that's another year. For a while, it just became like a clock. And I
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2010s Young British Artists (YBA) Abstract Prints

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Giclée

Pop Art Vintage Color Photograph Dye Transfer Print "Time to Save" Audrey Flack
By Audrey Flack
Located in Surfside, FL
1980's. "Time to Save" featuring a delcate porcelain bird, a butterfly, tropical fruit, a skull, a
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1980s Photorealist Color Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Dye Transfer

Romantic Mixed-Media Sculpture Titled Hand of Time
Located in Hopewell, NJ
flowers, floral beaded adornments, and skull, provocatively holding a pink clock face suggesting the
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Early 2000s American Figurative Sculptures

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Leather

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Antique French Parisian Mother-of-Pearl & Abalone Opera Glasses, Circa 1890.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Parisian Mother-of-Pearl & Abalone Opera Glasses with Original Case, Circa 1890.
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Antique Late 19th Century French Scientific Instruments

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Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl

Set of Four Blue Murano Glasses, Italy, Europe, 2000s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful set of glasses, murano glass, made by one of the many glass manufacturers based in the region of Empoli, Italy. Would make a great addition to any collection! Very good ori...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

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Glass, Murano Glass

Torso maschile in marmo bianco di Carrara - Discoforo
By Laboratorio Todini
Located in Tarquinia, IT
Scultura, Torso maschile, arte classica, arte greca, Torso, marmo bianco Carrara, scultura classica, torso antico, torso discoforo Torso maschile scolpito su bellissimo marmo bianco ...
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1990s European Classical Greek Busts

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Marble

Empoli Rossini Blown Glass Decanter with Stopper
By Empoli
Located in Fulton, CA
An ice blue blown glass decanter with stopper by Empoli Glass, Italy. Retains "Empoli" paper label. Measures 19.25 inches hign.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass

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Blown Glass

Constantin Bookends, C by Colé Italia
Located in Geneve, CH
Constantin Bookends by Colé Italia, C with Agustina Bottoni Dimensions: H.20 D.7 W.7 cm Materials: The body is a cube in Marquina black marble with white veins. The top is in solid...
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2010s Italian Modern Books

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Oak, Walnut

Constantin Bookends, C by Colé Italia
Constantin Bookends, C by Colé Italia
H 7.88 in W 2.76 in D 2.76 in
Fine Pair French Abalone & Mother of Pearl Opera Glasses
Located in Bath, GB
A stunning pair of French Opera glasses made from gilded brass, all intact and original. The glasses are clad in alternating Mother of Pearl or Nacre shell and Abalone shell, creati...
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Scientific Instruments

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Brass

Fine Pair French Abalone & Mother of Pearl Opera Glasses
Fine Pair French Abalone & Mother of Pearl Opera Glasses
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H 2.75 in W 4.25 in D 1.5 in
Circa 1900 French Opera Glasses by Colmont F.T Paris
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1900 opera glasses by Colmont F.T, Paris, France. Mother of pearl with gilt brass star & bead bandings. The mounts are unusually fine & rarely found. 3 7/8" w., 1.5" d., 2 3/8"...
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Antique Early 1900s French Collectible Jewelry

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Brass

Binoculars Opera Glasses with Leather Case
Located in Miami, FL
Binoculars opera glasses with leather case.
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Scientific Instruments

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Bakelite

Binoculars Opera Glasses with Leather Case
Binoculars Opera Glasses with Leather Case
H 2.95 in W 4.3 in D 1.77 in
Vintage Brass Incense Burner, Chained Pendulum
Located in Esbjerg, DK
1950s continental incense burner in brass. The plain design testifies that it has been in use. Age consistent ware and patina are present to both the burner and pendulum chain.
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Vintage 1950s European Arts and Crafts Religious Items

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Brass

"Bucranium," a sculpture made of white Carrara marble
By Laboratorio Todini
Located in Tarquinia, IT
Sculpture, high relief, bas-relief, ancient Roman bust, Roman art, high relief battle, classical art, Greek art, bust, white Carrara marble, classical sculpture, carved high relief, ...
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Early 2000s Italian Greco Roman Animal Sculptures

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Carrara Marble

Pair of Folding Opera Glasses Tooled Leather in Purse Form
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of Folding Pera Glasses Tooled Leather in Purse Form LA Migninne, Paris marked 4.25 x 5 x 2.75
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20th Century Historical Memorabilia

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Metal

1960s Mid-Century Italian Sky Blue Cased Empoli Glass Pitchers Vases Jars
Located in Haarlem, NL
Very pretty set of eight 1960s Italian Empoli Rossini and Stelvio Opalina Fiorentina cased glass vases, decanters and candy or apothecary jars. In bright sky blue tone colours. A pre...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass

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Art Glass, Blown Glass, Opaline Glass

Opera Glasses, Binoculars by G.Rodenstock
Located in Miami, FL
Opera glasses, binoculars by G. Rodenstock.
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Late 20th Century German Art Deco Scientific Instruments

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Bakelite

Opera Glasses, Binoculars by G.Rodenstock
Opera Glasses, Binoculars by G.Rodenstock
H 7.5 in W 4.33 in D 1.77 in
19th Century Old Brass Travel Clock, Alarm Clock
Located in Berlin, DE
Old clock, brass case roundherum flanked with polished glass. Digit with Arabic / Roman numerals three pointers. Clockwork should be overtaken. Left glass plate at the lower corner m...
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Antique 19th Century English Neoclassical Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Brass

Set of six large blue 1950s Empoli water glasses
Located in Roma, IT
A set of six hand-blown amazing Empoli water glasses in vibrant blue. They are quite large (13cm tall) making them the perfect size for water glasses. Made in Empoli in the 1950s, th...
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Vintage 1950s Italian Glass

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Blown Glass

Antique French Mother-of-Pearl Opera Glasses, Circa 1880.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Mother-of-Pearl Opera Glasses, Circa 1880.
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Antique Late 19th Century French Scientific Instruments

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Mother-of-Pearl

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"Midnight" mixed media wall hanging sculpture, skulls, found objects
By Marcy Lally
Located in New Orleans, LA
deer skull, vintage ceramics as well as hand-built ceramic shapes and a vintage clock, mounted to a
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2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

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Ceramic, Found Objects

Fiona Kruger Petit Skull 'Celebration' Eternity Watch with Original Boxes
Located in New York, NY
An Eternal Celebration. Fiona Kruger Petit Skull (Celebration) Eternity Watch with Original Boxes
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2010s Swiss Wrist Watches

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Blue Sapphire, Stainless Steel

Fiona Kruger Petit Skull 'Celebration' Eternity Watch with Original Boxes
Located in New York, NY
An Eternal Celebration. Fiona Kruger Petit Skull (Celebration) Eternity Watch with Original Boxes
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2010s Swiss Wrist Watches

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Blue Sapphire, Stainless Steel

Corum Skull Clock
Located in New Orleans, LA
This remarkable Jolly Roger desk clock is one of only 10 such timepieces created by the celebrated
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21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Clocks

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Sterling Silver

Corum Skull Clock
Corum Skull Clock
H 2 in W 4.325 in D 4.5 in
Combination "Doctor's" Skull Pillbox/Clock
By Delisle Freres
Located in London, GB
to the back, and when lifted reveals a pocket clock, with Roman numerals and four skull details to
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swiss Louis XV Clocks

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Bronze

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
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18th Century Renaissance Figurative Paintings

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Oil

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
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Figurative Sculptures

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Alabaster, Brass

Sic Transit Gloria Mundi, XVIIth century
Located in Milan, IT
life (the skull, the candle that is consumed, a clock, a broken flower), we wanted precisely to
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17th Century Other Art Style Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Mercy (The Virtues) -Limited Edition, 21st Century, YBAs, Colorful, Giclée Print
By Damien Hirst
Located in Zug, CH
everything to me: that's another year, that's another year. For a while, it just became like a clock. And I
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2010s Young British Artists (YBA) Abstract Prints

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Giclée

Mercy (The Virtues) -Limited Edition, 21st Century, YBAs, Colorful, Giclée Print
By Damien Hirst
Located in Zug, CH
everything to me: that's another year, that's another year. For a while, it just became like a clock. And I
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2010s Young British Artists (YBA) Abstract Prints

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Giclée

c.1830 Jennens & Bettridge M.O.P. Papier Mache Tray on Stand
Located in Chicago, IL
versions of the area's main product, decorative clock cases. These were warmly received, and commended at
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20th Century English Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Mother-of-Pearl, Wood

Rennaissance Savoyard Helmet circa 1600 - Italy or Germany
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
denotation for skull and emanates from the terrifying appearance of this helmet with its black surface and
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Renaissance Arms, Armor and Weapons

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Iron

Alexander McQueen Embellished Rhinestone Clock Clutch
By Alexander McQueen
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Alexander McQueen embellished rhinestone clock clutch! Made of 100% black lambskin leather and absolutely
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21st Century and Contemporary British Evening Bags and Minaudières

Mary Magdalene with Book and Skull - Old Master Italian religious oil portrait
Located in London, GB
mori painting would often contain a portrait with a skull but other symbols commonly found are hour
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17th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Vanita Carpet Music Skull Tibaldi Paint Oil on canvas 17th Century Old master
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Still life 'Vanitas' with carpet, clock, sheet music and skull Circle of Antonio Tibaldi (Rome, c
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17th Century Old Masters Paintings

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Oil

Loyalty (The Virtues) - Limited Edition, 21st Century, YBA, Colors, Giclée Print
By Damien Hirst
Located in Zug, CH
, that's another year. For a while, it just became like a clock. And I kind of love it for that reason: all
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2010s Young British Artists (YBA) Abstract Prints

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Giclée

Politeness (The Virtues) - Limited Edition, Art, 21st Century, YBA, Giclée Print
By Damien Hirst
Located in Zug, CH
everything to me: that's another year, that's another year. For a while, it just became like a clock. And I
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2010s Young British Artists (YBA) Abstract Prints

Materials

Giclée

Loyalty (The Virtues) - Limited Edition, 21st Century, YBA, Colors, Giclée Print
By Damien Hirst
Located in Zug, CH
a clock. And I kind of love it for that reason: all the Japanese significance, the sakura; both
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2010s Young British Artists (YBA) Abstract Prints

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Giclée

Loyalty (The Virtues) - Limited Edition, 21st Century, YBA, Colors, Giclée Print
By Damien Hirst
Located in Zug, CH
a clock. And I kind of love it for that reason: all the Japanese significance, the sakura; both
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2010s Young British Artists (YBA) Abstract Prints

Materials

Giclée

Honour (The Virtues) - Limited Edition, 21st Century, YBA, Colors, Giclée Print
By Damien Hirst
Located in Zug, CH
. For a while, it just became like a clock. And I kind of love it for that reason: all the Japanese
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2010s Young British Artists (YBA) Abstract Prints

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Giclée

Skull Pocket Watch by Paul Ditisheim
Located in New York, NY
Silver Figural Pocket Watch in shape of human skull with movable jawbone which reveals watch when
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Vintage 1930s Swiss Clocks

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Silver

Skull Pocket Watch by Paul Ditisheim
Skull Pocket Watch by Paul Ditisheim
H 1.5 in W 1 in D 1.25 in
Alexander McQueen embellished black leather four-ring clutch bag
By Alexander McQueen
Located in London, GB
- Embellished with faux pearl and crystal classic McQueen symbols; Eye, Clock, Mushroom, Moon & Unicorn
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2010s British Clutches

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Skull Clock For Sale on 1stDibs

Find the exact skull clock you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. Making the right choice when shopping for a skull clock may mean carefully reviewing examples of this item dating from different eras — you can find an early iteration of this piece from the 20th Century and a newer version made as recently as the 21st Century. Adding a skull clock to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — find a piece on 1stDibs that incorporates elements of gray, blue, red and more. Creating a skull clock has been a part of the legacy of many artists, but those crafted by Damien Hirst and Audrey Flack are consistently popular. Artworks like these of any era or style can make for thoughtful decor in any space, but a selection from our variety of those made in digital print, giclée print and inkjet print can add an especially memorable touch.

How Much is a Skull Clock?

The average selling price for a skull clock we offer is $25,049, while they’re typically $800 on the low end and $33,282 for the highest priced.