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How the American Indigenous Deal with Death - Etching by G. Pivati - 1746/1751
By Gianfrancesco Pivati
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 25.5 x 18 cm. How the American indigenous deals with Death is a fine etching
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1740s Old Masters Antique Death

Materials

Etching

The Death of Hercules from The Temple of the Muses — 18th Century Engraving
By Bernard Picart
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Bernard Picart, 'The Death of Hercules' from 'The Temple of the Muses', engraving, 1730. Signed in
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1730s Baroque Antique Death

Materials

Engraving

The English Dance of Death - The Dance of Life by Thomas Rowlandson - 1810s
By Thomas Rowlandson
Located in Roma, IT
The English dance of death - The dance of life is an original pair of rare and fine books written
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1810s Modern Antique Death

Materials

Paper, Etching, Aquatint

Antique Print of the Death of Emperor Cubo at Kyoto, Japan, ca. 1725
By Pieter Van Der Aa
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 't Vermoorden vande Keyser Cubus. / Massacre de l'Empereur Cubo, dans Meaco.' Engraving of the killing of Emperor Cubo at Kyoto, Japan. The city Kyoto was known ...
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18th Century Antique Death

Materials

Paper

Death Appearing to a Married Couple from an open Grave by Rembrandt van Rijn
By Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in Long Island City, NY
Rembrandt van Rijn, After by Amand Durand, Dutch (1606 - 1669) - Death Appearing to a Married
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Late 18th Century Antique Death

Materials

Etching

Antique Print of Dante on the Anniversary of Beatrice s Death by Colls c.1895
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Dante on the Anniversary of Beatrice's Death'. Three visitors stand near the
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Late 19th Century Antique Death

Materials

Paper

European School 19th Century the Arch or Steps of Life Death ‘Stages of Life’
Located in Lowestoft, GB
ladder of life, the centre shows baptism and death. With German and Cyrillic labels on each plinths and
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Early 19th Century European Antique Death

Materials

Canvas

The Death of Commander Fleuriot de Langle and His Men at Maouna, Samoa, 1797
Located in Langweer, NL
the Samoan Islands. The encounter that led to de Langle's death took place at Aasu Bay on Tutuila
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1790s Antique Death

Materials

Paper

1832 Hand-Colored Engraving - "Death of the Fox at Tutbury Castle" by W. B. Scot
Located in Langweer, NL
1832 Hand-Colored Engraving - "Death of the Fox at Tutbury Castle" by W. B. Scott This is a finely
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1830s Antique Death

Materials

Paper

Print of the Death of Bowaneca Bahu Maha Raja, Shot by the Portugese in Ceylon
Located in Langweer, NL
Untitled print of the Death of Bowaneca Bahu Maha Raja, who got shot to death by the Portugese
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18th Century Antique Death

Materials

Paper

Engraving of a Chinese Garden in Canton and the Festival of Death in Macao, 1808
Located in Langweer, NL
on one sheet depicting a Chinese garden and Festival of the Death in Macao. Originates from 'Voyages
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Early 1800s Antique Death

Materials

Paper

So Hate That is Brother to Death Was in the Heart of Craftainy the Harper
By Newell Convers Wyeth
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Sight Size 22.50" x 52.00", Framed 30.00" x 60.00" Signature: Signed 'N.C. Wyeth' (Lower Right) Exhibited Memphis, Tennessee, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, and...
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1910s Antique Death

Materials

Canvas, Oil

17th / 18th Century Antique Memento Mori Skull Terracotta Sculpture
Located in London, GB
the inevitability of their death and the brevity of life. The skull is a classic symbol of death
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Late 17th Century German Baroque Antique Death

Materials

Terracotta

Popov, Moscow Porcelain - Covered Cup and Saucer - mid 19th century, Russia
By Porcelaine de Paris
Located in DELFT, NL
trade merchant, who directed it until his death in the 1850s. He was keenly involved in the technical
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Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Death

Materials

Porcelain

The Martyrdom of Many Saints, Magnificent Venetian Mannerist Painting
By Jacopo Palma il Giovane
Located in New York, NY
collaborated with Tintoretto and, after the deaths of Titian and Tintoretto, Palma became the city's dominant
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16th Century Mannerist Antique Death

Materials

Oil

Ancient Egyptian Painted Cartonnage Mummy Mask
Located in Los Angeles, CA
purposes as death masks. Ancient Egyptians believed that it was extremely important to preserve the body of
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15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Antique Death

Materials

Linen, Wood

Ancient Roman Marble Frieze Fragment
Located in Los Angeles, CA
the grotesque, disk-shaped death masks of older gorgoneia. Akin to the Medusa Rondanini, which appears
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15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Antique Death

Materials

Marble

Chestnut in a Landscape
By John Ferneley Senior
Located in Lexington, KY
pictures of their best hunters and hounds. Prolific until his death at age 78, he left a complete record of
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19th Century Antique Death

Materials

Oil

19th Century Carved Wood Religious Statue of a Saint holding skull
Located in Buffalo, NY
"Memento Mori" (Remember Death), reminding viewers and the saint of human mortality, the fleeting nature of
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1890s German Gothic Antique Death

Materials

Wood, Paint

English 19th Century Encaustic Tudor Rose Tile By W. Godwin
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
name that would become reputable until long after William’s death in 1925.
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Late 19th Century English Tudor Antique Death

Materials

Clay

French Saint Benedict 18 Karat Yellow Gold Medal Charm Pendant
Located in London, GB
strengthened by his presence in the hour of our death') Stamped with the eagle's head mark for 18 karat gold
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1920s French Antique Death

Materials

Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

J. Ternouth (1796-1848) Lifesize Neoclassical Style Library Bust
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
the marble bust which originally resided in Shire Hall, Essex. Made following Bramston's death
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Early 19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Death

Materials

Plaster, Paint

Jean Didier Debut (1824-1893), Marguerite
Located in Berlin, DE
death.
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Late 19th Century Realist Antique Death

Materials

Bronze

Getting Ready for the Show, Circus Scene w/ Clown
By Carl Frederick Gaertner
Located in Beachwood, OH
Cod. From the mid 1940s until his death, he also produced paintings based on sketches made during
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Early 20th Century Antique Death

Materials

Oil

Reclaimed Encaustic Tiles by W. Godwin of Lugwardine
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
traded as ‘Godwin & Co’, a name that would become reputable until long after William’s death in 1925.
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Mid-19th Century English Medieval Antique Death

Materials

Clay, Terracotta

20th Century Terracotta Compton Pottery Urn
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
alongside other talented artisans such as Archibald Knox. Following Mary’s death in 1938, Compton Pottery
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Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Death

Materials

Terracotta

Flower Garland Virgin Paint Oil on canvas Old master 17th Century Italy
By Giovanni Stanchi
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
seventeenth century, younger brother and owner of the workshop after Giovanni's death. As for the portrait of
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17th Century Old Masters Antique Death

Materials

Oil

Hand-coloured English Hunting Print Named Gone Away by Henry Alken
Located in Bishop s Stortford, GB
life story of a racehorse, from a foal to its eventual death.  The print is an example of sporting art
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Early 20th Century British Late Victorian Antique Death

Materials

Glass

20th Century Terracotta Compton Pottery Urn
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
alongside other talented artisans such as Archibald Knox. Following Mary’s death in 1938, Compton Pottery
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Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Death

Materials

Terracotta

"The Wounded Adonis", Mythological Scene with Nude Male by Staehr-Nielsen, 1921
Located in Philadelphia, PA
forest is painted in deep blues and black, creating a foreboding mood that anticipates Adonis' death
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1920s Danish Art Deco Antique Death

Materials

Paint

La Foret d Ecouves - Automne - Nabis Landscape Oil Painting by Georges Lacombe
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
house called L'Ermitage in the Ecouves Forest at Alençon. He stayed at L'Ermitage until his death. He
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Early 1900s Fauvist Antique Death

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Hand-coloured English Hunting Print Named a Hunting Morning by Henry Alken
Located in Bishop s Stortford, GB
original series illustrates the life story of a racehorse, from a foal to its eventual death.  The
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Early 20th Century Late Victorian Antique Death

Materials

Glass

Ancient Egyptian Wall-Painting Fragment
Located in Los Angeles, CA
before her death. The Collection of Sir Daniel Donohue; Bonhams & Butterfields, Los Angeles, 4-5 April
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15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Antique Death

Materials

Plaster

Carved Stylised Bison Designed by Laszlo Hoenig Circa 1930
By Laszlo Hoenig
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
successfully until his death in 1971. Hoenig’s style is emblematic of the Art Deco era. His ability to create
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Early 20th Century English Art Deco Antique Death

Materials

Wood

Roman coins 18kt Gold Cufflinks depicting Marcus Aurelius and his wife Faustina
Located in Roma, IT
death. His reign was marked by significant military conflicts, including the Marcomannic Wars, campaigns
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15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Antique Death

Materials

18k Gold, Silver

Isadora DUNCAN: My Life – FIRST EDITION Special Edition "for Friends" 1927
Located in Middletown, NY
extraordinary book was completed by Isadora Duncan(1877 – 1927) some months before her tragic death, which
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Early 20th Century American Modern Antique Death

Materials

Gold Leaf

Saint John The Evangelist And The Virgin From A Crucifixion Group, Spain, Circa
Located in Brussels, Brussels
. Magnificent drapery. Magnificent facial expressions, the Virgin weeping for the death of Jesus and Saint John
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15th Century and Earlier Spanish Gothic Antique Death

Materials

Walnut

Bronze Commemorative Medal Dedicated to Dante Alighieri , 1921
By Aurelio Mistruzzi
Located in Roma, IT
death in Ravenna. Reverse (back): Depicts a seated female figure in a classical style, pouring oil into
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1920s Italian Antique Death

Materials

Bronze

Expressive flower still life
Located in Berlin, DE
exact date of death is unknown, only "after 1922." Active primarily in Berlin; household & address
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1890s Expressionist Antique Death

Materials

Oil

Lucien Gaillard Carved Horn "Grand Paon de Nuit" Paperclip
By Lucien Gaillard
Located in New York, NY
, divinity, and transformation—resonating with Symbolist fascinations: death and rebirth, eroticism
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Death

Materials

Silver, Bronze

Portrait of the Duke of Burgundy? , F. de TROY ? French school, 17th century
By (circle of) François de Troy
Located in PARIS, FR
France upon his death in 1711. He was the father of the future Louis XV. Re-stretched canvas, antique
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16th Century French Louis XIV Antique Death

Materials

Canvas

Late 19th Century French Academic Female Nude Study in Artist Studio Paris Oil
Located in Yardley, PA
(erroneously typed Edward Eldridge on the label with incorrect birth/death dates). The painting was previously
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Late 19th Century Academic Antique Death

Materials

Oil, Canvas

The Red Cross Knight Slaying the Dragon
By George Richmond
Located in London, GB
took his death mask. Alongside Palmer and his fellow students Calvert and Tatham, Richmond formed The
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19th Century Antique Death

Materials

Paper, Oil

Portrait Louis XIV Child King 17/18th Century Paint Oil on canvas French school
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
ascended the throne at the age of 5, upon the death of his father in 1643, but the government of the
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17th Century Old Masters Antique Death

Materials

Oil

18th cent. Antique French Bonbonniere Box VP Veuve Perrin Faience Enamel / 200g
Located in Malmö, SE
based Perrin faience factory was founded in 1733 by Claude Perrin, which he ran until his death in 1748
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1790s French Baroque Revival Antique Death

Materials

Bronze

1866 Mexican Ex-Voto Retablo Giving Thanks for Healing, Oil on Tin
Located in Denver, CO
Refugio Cerrato, who, finding her son Luiz C. near death and without medical remedy, appealed to the Lord
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1860s Folk Art Antique Death

Materials

Metal

Antique Carved Wooden Feather Mould Ex. Tucker Collection
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
. Following Tucker’s death in 2022, his expansive collection of film memorabilia was sold, including a vast
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Late 18th Century English Antique Death

Materials

Wood, Hardwood, Boxwood, Fruitwood

Antique Carved Wooden Cartouche Mould Ex. Tucker Collection
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
Elephant Man. Following Tucker’s death in 2022, his expansive collection of film memorabilia was sold
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Mid-18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Death

Materials

Wood, Hardwood, Boxwood, Fruitwood

18 kt Gold French Raised Arm Signet Ring
Located in Stamford, CT
opposite. It symbolizes pain and punishment of death. Either can be applied to the power shown in this ring
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1870s French High Victorian Antique Death

Materials

18k Gold, Gold

The Victory - Lithograph by Hans Thoma - 1924
By Hans Thoma 1
Located in Roma, IT
Color lithograph realized by Hans Thoma in the year of his death (1924). Hand signed lower right
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1920s Modern Antique Death

Materials

Lithograph

French Art Nouveau Emile Galle Cameo Glass Blue Mountain Landscape Vase c1920
By Émile Gallé
Located in Worcester Park, GB
death and the finest and most dramatic are the blue mountains. It is signed raised in cameo -see pic 2
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1920s French Art Nouveau Antique Death

Materials

Art Glass

Antique Carved Wooden Urn Mould Ex. Tucker Collection
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
. Following Tucker’s death in 2022, his expansive collection of film memorabilia was sold, including a vast
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Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Death

Materials

Wood, Hardwood, Fruitwood

Antique Carved Wooden Cartouche Mould Ex. Tucker Collection
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
Elephant Man. Following Tucker’s death in 2022, his expansive collection of film memorabilia was sold
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Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Death

Materials

Wood, Hardwood, Fruitwood

La Mort de Matamore (Capitain Fracasse)-Etching by Félix Bracquemond-1860s
By Félix Bracquemond
Located in Roma, IT
restraint to depict the solitary death of a French officer fallen in the snow. The composition is anchored
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1860s Modern Antique Death

Materials

Etching

Pitcher. Silver. Hallmark possibly Francisco de Arenas. Cádiz, Spain, 1761.
Located in Madrid, ES
and 1771, the year of his death. Two punches are associated with him (one likely used until 1757 and
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1760s Spanish Other Antique Death

Materials

Silver

Fishing Boat Reflections, Vibrant French Seascape by American Impressionist
By Abel Warshawsky
Located in Beachwood, OH
was forced to return to New York after the death of his second wife Minnie in 1935 and as the Nazi
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1910s American Impressionist Antique Death

Materials

Oil

Les Moissonneurs - Post Impressionist Figures in Landscape Oil - Pierre Montezin
By Pierre Eugène Montezin
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
, taking the place left vacant by Edouard Vuillard's death. Montézin submitted a work to the Salon des
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1910s Impressionist Antique Death

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal antique death for your home. An antique death — often made from paper, bronze and cotton — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique death — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. Each antique death bearing Art Deco hallmarks is very popular.

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An antique death can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $618, while the lowest priced sells for $272 and the highest can go for as much as $5,500.