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A big diorama with butterflies and flowers with a Memento Mori Italy 1850.
$4,672.76
£3,478.57
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A Memento Mori from Wunderkammer, depicting a painted skull, leaning on a book with a scroll reading: pray to God for the soul, in devotion to the Archangel Gabriel. The painting is positioned at the base of a large diorama with natural specimens of multicolored butterflies, mounted in a rectangular wood and glass case, with a veneered wood base where the vanitas is depicted. In the upper part, the top is decorated with a carved shell. The specimens are placed on flowering branches, arranged on a carpet of moss and flowers. Italy first half of the 19th century.
- Dimensions:Height: 26 in (66.04 cm)Width: 12 in (30.48 cm)Depth: 6.25 in (15.88 cm)
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- Date of Manufacture:1850
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:Milan, IT
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU917139257652
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