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Vanitas, Kunstkammer Georg Laue, Stuart Lochhead Gallery, London Art Week Summer

Left: Memento Mori Sculpture, German, 18th century. Marble. Height ca 6.5 cm, width ca 7 cm, depth ca 8 cm, at Kunstkammer Georg Laue. Middle: Renaissance Memento mori Janus head, German or Low Countries, 16th century. Boxwood; gold. Height ca 5 cm, width...

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Tags: Renaissance, German, 16th century, 18th century, Kunstkammer Georg Laue, Janus head, German or Low Countries, Memento Mori Sculpture, Josep and Pere Santilari Vanitas, London Art Week, Stuart Lochhead Gallery

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29 avril 2022

17th Century German Ivory Memento Mori

A German Small Carved Ivory Memento Mori. Terminal Rosary Bead in the Form of a Skull, 17th Century. Fine worn smooth silky patina. Size: 2cm high, 2cm wide, 2cm deep - ¾ ins high, ¾ ins wide, ¾ ins deep. POR. © Copyright Finch & Co. 2020 A German Memento...

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Tags: ivory, German, 17th century, memento mori, Skull, rosary bead

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7 février 2021

German carved Vanitas, Early 17th century

German carved Vanitas, Early 17th century. Ivory, H 4.5 x W 4.5 x D 7 cm. Price: € 44,500. FINCH & CO at BRAFA 2021. A salamander and snake crawling through the partly decomposed skull with scraps of skin dangling from the face, the exposed muscles partly...

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Tags: ivory, German, Vanitas, Early 17th century

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5 février 2021

Memento mori half head, half skull, European, 19th century

Memento mori half head, half skull, European, 19th century. Ivory. H. 5.8 cm (object) H 8.5 cm (with base). CABINET OF CURIOSITIES-HONOURABLE SILVER OBJECTS at BRAFA 2021 The ivory model of a half a child's head, half a skull is carved with precision...

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Tags: 19th century, memento mori, European

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4 janvier 2021

Unsigned. A silver memento mori skull form watch, circa 19th century

Lot 18. Unsigned. A silver memento mori skull form watch, circa 19th century; dimensions 34mm x 37.5mm. Estimate: 800 - 1 200 GBP . Lot sold: 11,340 GBP. Photo Sotheby's. gilded full plate movement, verge escapement, three arm flat balance, decoratively...

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Tags: silver, memento mori, circa 19th century, Skull Form Watch

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4 janvier 2021

A gold, enamel and hardstone 'memento mori' figure, probably 19th century

Lot 16. A gold, enamel and hardstone 'memento mori' figure, probably 19th century; 4.4cm., 1 3/4 in. high. Estimate: 600 - 800 GBP . Lot sold: 3,528 GBP. Photo Sotheby's. in the form of a skeleton wearing a large hat and mid-17th century boots, carrying...

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Tags: William Beckford, 'memento mori' figure

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1 novembre 2020

An anatomical study of five human skulls on a table with a book and a skeleton behind, English School, 1845

Lot 9. An anatomical study of five human skulls on a table with a book and a skeleton behind, English School, 1845; with inscription ‘J. Constable/ 1845’ (lower right) and inscribed ‘To D r . Shaw with J.M. Constable's compts’ (lower left), pencil, pen...

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1 novembre 2020

A memento mori Janus head rosary bead, Spanish, 17th century

Lot 9. A memento mori Janus head rosary bead, Spanish, 17th century; 2 1 ⁄ 4 in. (5.5 cm.) high, 3 1 ⁄ 4 in. (8.5 cm.) high, overall. Estimate: GBP 800 - GBP 1,200 (USD 1,008 - USD 1,512) . © Christie's Images Ltd 2020. bone; with a head of Christ to...

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Tags: spanish, 17th century, memento mori, Janus head, rosary bead

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1 novembre 2020

A snuff box, French, circa 1810

Lot 9. A snuff box, French, circa 1810; 1 in. (2.4 cm.) high; 3 in. (7.8 cm.) diameter. Estimate: GBP 800 - GBP 1,200 (USD 1,008 - USD 1,512) . © Christie's Images Ltd 2020. walnut with a tortoiseshell lining; the lid decorated with three skulls illustrating...

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Tags: French, circa 1810, snuff box

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1 novembre 2020

A snuff box, French, circa 1810

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