Wood Memento Mori
Hand Carved Wood Memento Mori Skull Cane Walking Stick Handle
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic and wonderfully hand carved piece. This smiling, mischievous skull is carved in very fine detail. Would be the crown jewel of any walking stick collection once attached t...
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20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Hand Carved Wood Memento Mori Double Skull Cane Walking Stick Handle
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic and wonderfully hand carved piece. These smiling, mischievous skulls are hand carved in very Fine detail. Would be the crown jewel of any walking stick collection once at...
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20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Memento Mori American 19th Century
Located in Hudson, NY
Rare American folk-art Memento Mori of Hiram Aluro Hill, died age 11, 1845.
Good penmanship
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Folk Art Drawings
Materials
Wood, Paper
German Memento Mori Carved Skull
Located in Newark, England
Antique 18th century fruitwood carved Memento Mori Skull. The skull of petrified display powerfully
Category
Antique 18th Century German Gothic Mounted Objects
Materials
Marble
Memento mori, skull with butterfly wings, Germany 1874.
Located in Milan, IT
A Memento Mori from Wunderkammer, depicting a skull, plaster cast covered with butterfly wings
Category
Antique 1870s German Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster, Wood
Memento mori ivory handle walking stick, Germany 1860.
Located in Milan, IT
Walking stick: ivory carved handle, depicting a Memento Mori, a hand holding a skull. Malacca wood
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century German Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ivory, Wood
Memento Mori, Wooden Skull from Innsbruck, Austria
Located in Schellebelle, BE
sculptured piece of Artisanal work,
looks like a real skull,
beautiful old patina and warm wear of the wood.
Category
Vintage 1920s Austrian Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Fruitwood
19th Century Infants Coffin Casket, Carved Wood, Etched Glass, Memento Mori
Located in Lowestoft, GB
For sale a very rare early 19th century infants coffin carrier, this would of been housed on a horse and cart hearse. The casket has a decorative wrought iron edging two thirds of th...
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Antique Early 19th Century English Gothic Revival Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Wrought Iron
H 28.75 in W 50.79 in D 21.26 in
17th c. German Memento Mori Monk c.1600-1699
Located in San Francisco, CA
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Exceptional large Memento Mori sculpture in polychrome depicting a half flayed Monk. German 17th century. The
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Antique 17th Century German Industrial Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Memento Mori, Oil on Agate, Germany Beginning XVIII Century
Located in Milan, IT
Memento Mori for Wunderkammer, depicting a skull and a tulip, oil paintings on hard stone. A large
Category
Antique Mid-17th Century Italian Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate, Brass
18th Century Italian Silver Gilt Small Memento Mori Mirror
Located in San Francisco, CA
Late 17th or early 18th century Italian Memento Mori silver gilt frame. This would have originally
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Italian Rococo Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Memento Mori in Wood with Chrismon, Monogram of Christ, Italy End of 17th Cent
Located in Milan, IT
A Memento Mori in wood with Chrismon, monogram of Christ. Valuable sculpture in fruit wood in
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
H 5.5 in W 5.5 in D 7 in
17th Century Hand Painted Venetian Gondola Funeral Board, Memento Mori
Located in Lowestoft, GB
Venetian "rio's". The piece is hand painted with the universal memento mori symbol of death, the skull and
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Italian Paintings
Materials
Pine
H 14.97 in W 140.95 in D 4.73 in
18th Century Memento Mori Carving Shelf Calvarium Ledge Macabre Curio Antique
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A finely carved Memento Mori base to hold the holy cross, now hangs to make for a decorative wee
Category
Antique 18th Century European Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Hardwood
H 6.7 in W 7.88 in D 4.93 in
A big diorama with butterflies and flowers with a Memento Mori Italy 1850.
Located in Milan, IT
A Memento Mori from Wunderkammer, depicting a painted skull, leaning on a book with a scroll
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Natural Specimens
Materials
Glass, Wood
1800s Carved Drapery Trompe l'oeil Panel Wall Relief Sculpture Memento Mori
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Late 19th century decorative wood panel, hand carved curtain relief.
Category
Antique 1890s American Late Victorian Religious Items
Materials
Oak
H 18.88 in W 8.5 in D 1.75 in
American School Memento Vanitas Still Life Canvas Painting
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Impressive oil on canvas memento mori or omnia vanitas still life painting. The site measures 15.5
Category
20th Century American Baroque Paintings
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Canvas, Wood
Decorative Black Mirror in Ashed Wood and Waxed Copper
By Nel Verbeke
Located in New York, NY
like in our own lives. The absence of reflection brings to mind the Latin phrase, 'Memento Mori', to
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Abstract Sculptures
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Crucifix on Calvary, Called Plague of Christ, France, Early 18th Century
Located in Milan, IT
his feet the ordeal full of symbols: evil (snake) with the apple, the 'Memento mori' of human bones
Category
Antique Early 18th Century French Religious Items
Materials
Wood, Paper
Alfano Dardari Large Midcentury Trompe L’oeil Still Life Oil Painting Framed
Located in Atlanta, GA
you. Memento Mori. Instead of defining it for you, I'll offer this description from the Tate in London
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Masonite, Paint
H 26.5 in W 30.5 in D 1.25 in
Alfano Dardari Midcentury Trompe L’oeil Still Life Oil Painting Framed
Located in Atlanta, GA
, it's my opinion but I'll happily share it with you. Memento Mori. Instead of defining it for you, I'll
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Masonite, Paint
Monumental Pair of Medieval Antique Italian Church Armorial Shields
Located in Forney, TX
over 6-feet tall, bow front shaped shield form, polychrome painted Memento Mori - The Wars of the Roses
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian Renaissance Religious Items
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Allegory of Time. Oil on panel. Circle of Jacob de Backer (act. 1571-1585).
Located in Madrid, ES
common and well-known genre of the Baroque such as the “Memento Mori” (remember that you are going to die
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Antique 16th Century Belgian Renaissance Paintings
Materials
Other
H 28.75 in W 22.45 in D 2.37 in
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Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique gentleman's silver pommel and bambo shaft walking stick, circa 1880 in date.
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19th Century Pine & Gesso Architectural Mist Green Decorative Element
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A decorative architectural wood and gesso element in its original mist green paint.
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Antique Swedish Silver Walking Cane Stick 20th Century
Located in London, GB
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Azurite, Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Santa Cruz Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
Measures: 8 cm tall x 7.5 cm wide
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English Regency Period 1820s Bedside Chests with Graduating Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of English Regency period bedside chests from circa 1820 with graduating drawers. These exquisite English Regency period bedside chests, dating back to around 1820, are a test...
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Located in Snellegem, BE
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Japanese Memento Mori Tonkutsu sculpture
Located in MILANO, IT
A Japanese wood tonkotsu (tobacco box) of a memento mori on a lotus flower with ojime.
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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Figurative Sculptures
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Very Scarce, Grand Tour, Model of the Siegessaule Monument, Berlin, circa 1873
Located in Lafayette, CA
-quickly changes into another person’s memento mori.
This model is in remarkably original condition.
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Early 19th Century Italian Giltwood Skull & Crossbones Memento Mori
Located in Lowestoft, GB
An early 19th century Italian gilt wood Memento Mori skull & crossbones.
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19th Century Memento Mori Glass Eyed Santos Figure
Located in London, GB
19th Century, gesso over wood memento mori glass eyed saint figure. Holding a carved wooden skull in
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Antique 1880s Early Victorian Religious Items
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Memento Mori Skull, Italy 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Painted plaster memento mori skull over a painted wooden base.? Italy 1880 ca.
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures
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17th Century Italian Memento Mori Skull
Located in Chicago, IL
A macabre 17th century Italian Memento Mori carved wood and painted skull mounted on its original
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Important and Rare Italian Memento Mori
Located in Milan, IT
An important and rare Italian Wunderkammer Memento Mori sculpture, depicting a wooden skull.
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Portuguese Memento Mori Painted Skull Cabinet
Located in East Hampton, NY
This is a truly unique Memento Mori cabinet or chest found in Portugal. Three ample drawers and
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An important Memento Mori candle holder.
Located in Milan, IT
An important and rare Memento Mori candleholder. The round base with moved profile is carved out of
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Limited Edition Geometric Sculptures by Memento-Mori, Paris, France
Located in New York, NY
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Wooden Asian Memento Mori Skeleton Sculpture in Standing Position
Located in Leuven , BE
The object has a wonderful patina and dates from the first half of the 20th century-probably South-East Asia.
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17th Century Memento Mori Carving Shelf Ledge Macabre Curio Antique
Located in Lowestoft, GB
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Baroque Vanitas or Memento Mori of a Skull, Bone, 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Vanitas or Memento Mori skull. Carved bone. 17th century.
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Memento Mori, a Skull Sculpture Out of Chalk, with a Bronze Snake, Italy
Located in Milan, IT
bronze snake. Excellent Memento Mori, Italy, circa 1880.
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18th Century Gilt, Carved & Lead Lined Infants Wake Morning Cradle Memento Mori
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A 18th century soft wood carved and pierced babies wake cradle, lead lined with foliage, scroll and
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Antique Mid-18th Century European Baroque Historical Memorabilia
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H 7.09 in W 24.81 in D 11.42 in
Tempera Drawing on Paper Depicting a Skeleton, France, 1890
Located in Milan, IT
Tempera drawing on paper, mounted on canvas, depicting a Memento Mori, a skeleton holding a blue
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Skeleton Rocking Chair
Located in Baambrugge, NL
Memento mori skeleton rocking chair made from a tropical wood with worn out white paint.
This
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Black Skull "Ulysses Ulysses" Glass Butterfly Globe
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Black skull "Memento Mori" with Butterflies "Ulysses Ulysses" under a glass globe
Fitted with a
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Art Nouveau C. Allan Gilbert Paris School Portrait Print, Woman & Grapes
Located in Big Flats, NY
memento mori or vanitas) titled All Is Vanity. The drawing employs a double image (or visual pun) in which
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H 17.75 in W 17.75 in D 1.75 in
French Still Life Oil Painting of Various Flowers, circa 1750
Located in Berlin, DE
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18th Century Italian Silver Tabletop Mirror Frame
Located in San Francisco, CA
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Woodcarving of a Death Cart
By George T. López 1
Located in Santa Fe, NM
powerful memento mori.
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Antique Wooden Vanitas Sculpture
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
wears a laurel wreath that symbolizes the victory of death: we will all die someday. Memento Mori.
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Hand Carved Wood Memento Mori Skull with Kissing Snake Cane Walking Stick Handle
Located in Studio City, CA
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Memento Mori Skull, Italy 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Painted plaster memento mori skull over a painted wooden base.
Italy circa 1880.
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Memento Mori Plaster Sculpture, Italy, circa 1800
Located in Milan, IT
Italian Wunderkammer Memento Mori plaster sculpture, depicting a skull covered with natural
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19th Century Italian painted Memento Mori panel with Skull and Cross Bones
Located in Pasadena, CA
A mid-19th century painted Memento Mori panel with skull and cross bones over a faux painted
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H 29.5 in W 30.5 in D 1.5 in
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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H 8.27 in W 6.89 in D 0.79 in
18th Century Framed & Glazed 1743 Affidavit Ann Wild Buried In Wool Memento Mori
Located in Lowestoft, GB
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19th Century American Wooden Trompe l'Oeil Panel from a Horse-Drawn Hearse
Located in Surrey, BC
, with exceptional hand carved details. A great example of Americana Folk Art / Memento Mori. Acquired
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18th Century Louis XV French Provincial Carved Armoire or Wardrobe France 1700s
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
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This is commonly known as Vanitas or Memento Mori in Latin, meaning "Remember You Will Die". This
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Nepal death mask
Located in Paris, FR
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Grand Tour, circa 1880 Model of the Siegessaule Monument, Berlin
By F. C. Sprick & Co.
Located in Lafayette, CA
was one person’s victory Column oh-so-quickly changes into another person’s memento mori.
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Wood Memento Mori For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic wood memento mori available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, glass and metal, every wood memento mori was constructed with great care. Find 12 options for an antique or vintage wood memento mori now, or shop our selection of 1 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Your living room may not be complete without a wood memento mori — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A wood memento mori made by Folk Art designers — as well as those associated with Victorian — is very popular.
How Much is a Wood Memento Mori?
The average selling price for a wood memento mori at 1stDibs is $2,800, while they’re typically $399 on the low end and $19,500 for the highest priced.
Questions About Wood Memento Mori
- 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.
- 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.
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