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Tobacco Skull

Memento mori: a snuffbox in blonde tortoiseshell, gold, white agate. France 1820
Located in Milan, IT
painted in oil on a white agate table. The painting depicts a burnt book above which a skull is placed
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Antique Early 19th Century French Tobacco Accessories

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Agate, Gold

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Rare 19th Century Italian Memento Mori Bust / Sculpture Carrara Marble Vanitas
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Masterfully carved Italian Vanitas / Memento Mori bust in solid marble from late 19th century. White Carrara marble skull combined with masterfully carved hood & robes all from one...
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Busts

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Carrara Marble

‘Les Peintures des Taxidermistes’ No.6. Art Print Photo by Sinke & Van Tongeren
By Sinke & Van Tongeren
Located in Haarlem, NL
The third series of photographs by fine Taxidermists Sinke & Van Tongeren After observing and analysing so many 17th century paintings, they were inspired to create a new series of ...
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Antique Early 17th Century Dutch Renaissance Photography

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Set of 6 Red Handmade Unique Goto Murano Drinking Glasses
By Roberto Beltrami
Located in Murano, VE
The Murano Glass Goto collection brings a piece of authentic Italian art to your dining table. Hand-blown with artistic expertise, these glasses are inspired by the traditional Venet...
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2010s Italian Minimalist Figurative Sculptures

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Huge Monumental Victorian Taxidermy Dome with Colorfull Tropical Birds, C. 1850
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A monumental Victorian taxidermy dome, measuring H. 90 cm, with a wide variety of Tropical birds, of which many male and female pairs England, late 19th century Amongst the birds...
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Taxidermy

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Bed Demi-Tester Spanish Baroque Carved Green Painted & Gilded Leather 6ft 180cm
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Rare, Spanish Demi-Tester, Baroque Bed With Carved, Green Painted & Gilded Posts 181cm, 6ft High, Floral Painted Leather Headboard, With Gold Velvet & Gilt Embroidered Bedspread, sol...
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French Faux Book Leather Tantalus and 6 Engraved Crystal Glasses
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This fabulous novelty leather faux-book hinged case has been ingeniously designed to secretly hide six adorable animal-themed whisky crystal tumblers. Beautifully crafted from two gi...
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Antique 19th Century French Art Nouveau Barware

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Crystal

Terracotta Anthropomorphic Bust of a Dog Wearing a Plague Dr Mask
Located in New York, NY
Anthropomorphic Terracotta Dog wearing a Plague Dr Mask by Laurence Lenglare Measures 17" x 14" x 26.5" H Weighs: 32 lbs Due to the fragile nature of this piece we only offer whit...
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21st Century and Contemporary Animal Sculptures

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Pair of Antique 19th C French Dioramas of Taxidermy Birds and Animals
Located in Leuven , BE
A pair of Antique 19th C French Dioramas of taxidermy birds and animals, variously perched on branches and groundwork set within their original ebonised display cabinets. Taxidermy d...
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Antique 19th Century French Taxidermy

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Organic Material, Wood

19th C Glass Dome on Ebonised Base with 25 Exotic Birds-Label W.J.Hole
Located in Leuven , BE
Large oval based glass dome/shade with 26 exotic, colourful birds in naturalistic setting comprising Hummingbirds with open wings and on their nests. This Victorian arrangement is in...
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20th Century British Taxidermy

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Schistes Personata (Hummingbird)
By John Gould
Located in Florham Park, NJ
JOHN GOULD A Monograph of the Trochilidae, or Family of Humming-birds. Drawn and lithographed by John Gould, Elizabeth Gould, H.C. Ritcher, and W. Hart. Richard Bowler Sharp sup...
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Mid-19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

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Gold Leaf

Fine Taxidermy Magnificent Bird of Paradise by Sinke & Van Tongeren
By Sinke & Van Tongeren
Located in Haarlem, NL
Magnificent Bird of Paradise really is the official name for this species. Have a closer look to see why. Being able to work on a bird of paradise certainly is a privilege. But th...
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21st Century and Contemporary European Victorian Taxidermy

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Fine Taxidermy Hamerkop by Sinke & Van Tongeren
By Sinke & Van Tongeren
Located in Haarlem, NL
Hammerhead (Scopus umbretta) is a medium sized wading bird. The shape of his head with a long bill and crest at the back looks like a hammer. This gave the species its name after the...
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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Victorian Taxidermy

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Dilly Dally Mid Century Vanity Dressing Table by Luigi Massoni Poltrona Frau
By Luigi Massoni
Located in Rome, IT
Vanity Mod. Dilly Daily di Luigi Massoni per Poltrona Frau, 1968 ca. The dressing table is composed of two pieces, one round armchair (which alone measures 70 x 65 x 60 cm) and the...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Faux Leather

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 specimen of oval-shaped natural agate, with a black wooden frame, is mounted on a b...
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Antique Mid-17th Century Italian Natural Specimens

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Agate, Brass

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

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Other

Le Bambole 2-Seater Sofa in Turquoise Leather, Mario Bellini for B&B Italia 70s
By B&B Italia, Mario Bellini
Located in Zagreb, HR
Genuine vintage Le Bambole sofa upholstered in very rare turquoise leather. Designed by Mario Bellini for B&B Italia in 1972, Le Bambole sofa soon became an icon and true star of 19...
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Rare Early 20th Century Hand-Carved and Handcrafted Burl Walnut Human Skull Pipe
Located in Lisse, NL
catcher. The hand-carved, solid burl walnut skull has the most beautiful patina and it actually is very
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Early 20th Century European Folk Art Tobacco Accessories

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Burl, Walnut

Mona Van Riper Triple Churchill Cigar Box Case in 14k Gold and Sterling Silver
Located in Miami, FL
with a western theme, crown, fleur-de-lis, heart or with her eponymous skulls. Most of the country’s
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Vintage 1960s American Native American Tobacco Accessories

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Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver

Memento Mori Human Skull Bone Tobacco Jar with Rhyme Masonic Freeman's
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A wonderful tobacco jar, made from a human skull. The skull has had its cranium removed and a tin
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Natural Specimens

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Hardwood, Bone, Velvet

Occult Opium Pipe with Skull, 19th Century, Asia
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Old and used opium pipe composed and hand cut from different materials. It has no markings or obvious tells regarding its origin, but according to the previous owner it was brought h...
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Antique Late 19th Century Asian Victorian Tobacco Accessories

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Resin

Pressed Burl Wood Snuff Box with Three Skulls, 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The snuff box with an inscription on the front and a longer explanation on the back.
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Antique 1820s French Charles X Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

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Wood

Stunning Little Antique & Handcrafted Pipe Smoking Skull Vesta Case / Match Box
Located in Lisse, NL
skull makes a great display piece. It may be small in size, but that is almost always the case with
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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Tobacco Accessories

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Brass, Copper

Bulldog Dog Tobacco Jar, Craquelé Porcelain, Art Deco, Belgium
By L.A.B. BELGIUM
Located in Antwerp, BE
Stunning large porcelain tobacco pot - Tobacco Jar - Humidor in the shape of a Dog - Bulldog. This
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Early 20th Century Belgian Art Deco Animal Sculptures

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Porcelain

Austrian Skull Humidor
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a Viennese humidor in skull form. The detail is very good. Marked on the bottom with an
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Early 20th Century Austrian Tobacco Accessories

Austrian  Skull Humidor
Austrian  Skull Humidor
H 6.25 in W 8 in D 5 in
Bird Form Pipe with Human Skull
Located in Chicago, IL
This stone folk art pipe is in the the form of a bird, with a human skull. The hole for smoking is
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Vintage 1930s American Tobacco Accessories

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Stone

Bird Form Pipe with Human Skull
Bird Form Pipe with Human Skull
H 1.75 in W 7.75 in D 2.125 in
Figural Painted Pottery Tobacco Canister
Located in San Francisco, CA
The solemn clergyman dressed in a skull cap, long robes, and laced up square toed boots, holding an
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Antique 19th Century French Ceramics

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Pottery, Paint

Pair of Japanese Mid-Century Skull Ashtrays by Shafford Hand Decorated China.
By Shafford China
Located in Port Hope, ON
This great pair of Japanese Mid-Century Modern ceramic novelty skull ashtrays are designed so that
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories

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Ceramic

Early 20th Century Small Hand-Crafted Porcelain Match Striker in Skull Form
Located in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
form of a small skull. Dating from the first part of the 20th century, this unique momento mori is
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Early 20th Century German Other Tobacco Accessories

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Porcelain

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