E.M - Modern, Cast Metal Skull, Sculpture, Blue Glazed Finished - Memento Mori

A pair of Mid-Century handmade gilded bronze Fighting Cockerel ornaments from Japan Decorate your space and add a sense of opulent drama with this pair ...

Vintage Chinese Painted Eggs: This collection features a selection of hand-painted eggshells, each showcased on a carved wooden plinth. These piec...

1970s Chinese vase: a striking example of craftsmanship and skill. The vase has been cast in bronze, and is distinguished by its finely detailed sculptural dragon neck - an emblem o...

This vintage Chinese cloisonné collection features a trio of miniature blue ornaments, with each exuding its own unique charm and delicate design....

Embrace the charm of these small, mismatched Chinese porcelain vases, likely crafted in the 1980s. While the maker remains unknown, as the vases are unstamped, their allure is unmist...

Introducing an exquisite Japanese brass ikebana bud vase from the early 1920s This elegant vase is a testament to Japanese craftsmanship, capturing the essence of simplicity and ref...

Antique 18th century fruitwood carved Memento Mori Skull. The skull of petrified display powerfully carved in the form of a human skull consisting of the cranium, upper and lower jaws, the cadaverous face with deliberate missing tooth in brown wash patination throughout. Stood upon a small marble base with the skull attaching via a dowel fitting. The Skull probably from German origin. Notes  From approximately the sixteenth century, skulls were commonly used to remember death as they symbolise the transience of human life. Memento Mori literal Latin translation means remember that you [have to] die. The concept has its roots in the philosophers of classical antiquity, and appeared in funeral art and architecture of the medieval period. Memento Mori jewellery...

Italian Memento Mori skull Marble North of Italy, 17th century H 9 x L 7 x P 14 cm At the turn of the 16th century, they were the height of fashi...

A Memento Mori from Wunderkammer, depicting a skull, plaster cast covered with butterfly wings, applied to the crown-shaped skull and to the mosaic-type wooden base. The year 1874 is...

A rare example of Memento Mori from Wunderkammer depicting a skull caged in a forged iron structure, with a chain for hanging. The sculpture is made of scagliola plaster with a high ...

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...

Greg Wyatt "Boxers" modern cast metal sculpture, signed on base: "Greg Wyatt," signed on side of base: "Spectrum Fine Art." Measures: 7" H x 7" L ...