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Jan Davidsz. de Heem, Memento mori. A skull next to a bouquet of flowers, c. 1655/60

Jan Davidsz. de Heem, Memento mori. A skull next to a bouquet of flowers, c. 1655/60. Oil on canvas; 87.5 x 65 cm, Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden

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17 janvier 2025

Memento mori, possibly English, 17th century

Memento mori, possibly English, 17th century. Metal; Gold; Glass; Enamel. H 1.5 x W 2.5 x D 1.5 cm. The Hunt Collection, MG 090. A memento mori in gold and enamel. It is in the form of a rectangular coffin which has two hinges on one side of the lid and...

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18 octobre 2022

Memento mori, Roman, 199 BCE-500 CE

Memento mori, Roman, 199 BCE-500 CE, Science Museum Group Collection © The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum. Bronze miniature skeleton or "Larva Convivalis", a "memento mori" handed to guests at feasts, articulated but with lower right leg missing...

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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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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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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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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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1 novembre 2020

Two Memento Mori Skulls, German, 17th and 18th century

Lot 10. Two Memento Mori Skulls, German, 17th and 18th century; 6 in. (15.5 cm.) high. Estimate: GBP 800 - GBP 1,200 (USD 1,008 - USD 1,512) . © Christie's Images Ltd 2020. One polychrome limewood, 18th century; the other boxwood, 17th century; each on...

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27 décembre 2019

Neapolitan school, 17th century, A pair of memento mori with skulls and crossbones

Lot 5. Neapolitan school, 17th century, A pair of memento mori with skulls and crossbones, oil on canvas, each: 16⅛ by 19 in .; 41.1 by 48.4 cm. Estimate: 8,000 - 12,000 USD. Lot sold 100,000 USD. © Sotheby's. Provenance: Private collection. Note: Memento...

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10 mars 2019

Kunstskammer Georg Laue at TEFAF Maastricht

Cabinet of curiosities arranged by Georg Laue according to historical record, 16th-17th centuries. Mixed media, 62 x 78 cm (24.4 x 30.7 in.). Kunstskammer Georg Laue at TEFAF Maastricht, Stand 243, March 16-24, 2019. Court Nautilus Cup from Knutstorp...

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