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Reclining Nude On A Couch, Art Nouveau Signed Allan Gilbert American artist
Located in Gavere, BE
particularly remembered for a widely published drawing (un memento mori or vanitas) titled All Is Vanity.
The
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1920s American Realist Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$8,456 Sale Price
20% Off
Silver Skull Pendant. Probably Italian, 18th–19th century.
Located in London, GB
potent emblem of memento mori and vanitas, served as a meditation on mortality and the transience of
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19th Century Antique Memento Mori
Bronze Skull Finial from the Base of a Crucifix. French or German, 17th century.
Located in London, GB
on a rosary.
The skull motif was a powerful emblem of memento mori and vanitas, reminding the
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17th Century Antique Memento Mori
Penitent Mary Magdalene, Baroque Oil on Canvas.
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
, highlighting the figure in an atmosphere of contemplation. In one corner, a skull (memento mori, symbol of the
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Late 17th Century Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Oil
17th Century Oil on Copper Italian Antique Painting Penitent Magdalene, 1640
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
streaked with tears. Next to her are her typical iconographic attributes: a crucifix, a memento mori skull
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1640s Italian Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Copper
Baroque wax religious figurative bas-relief from the 18th century
Located in Florence, IT
(memento mori legato al tema della vanitas), un libro (simbolo della meditazione) e una collana di perle
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Mid-18th Century Baroque Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Slate
19th C. Italian Capriccio Ruins of Church with a Cemetery
Gravediggers
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
'Memento- mori' scene within the ruins of a once-grand ecclesiastical structure, rendered in a surprisingly
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Mid-19th Century Italian Gothic Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
Spherical bas-relief in plaster by Geo Verbanck, Belgium, 1920s
Located in EVERDINGEN, NL
the timeless motif of memento mori and underscores the fragile continuity of life.
Belgian sculptor
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1920s Belgian Art Deco Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Plaster
17th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Religious Painting Saint Jerome in Meditation
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
penitence and memento mori. On the rock on which he rests there are also two volumes depicted, one of which
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1670s Italian Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Canvas
Anatomical Skeleton Study Engraving Academic Figure German Edition, c1745
Located in Langweer, NL
this type are especially sought after by collectors of Old Master prints, anatomy, memento mori imagery
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Mid-18th Century German Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Paper
Pair of Paintings on Slate The Penitent Magdalene and St. John the Baptist
Located in Milan, IT
atteggiamento di ascolto, la mano sinistra alzata e l'altra appoggiata al “memento mori”egregiamente scorciato
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17th Century Other Art Style Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Oil
Victorian mourning cross – gold, silver, diamonds and pearls.
Located in Malmö, Skåne län
memento mori, which literally translates to remember death, urged the wearer to live a moral life.
The
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Late 19th Century English High Victorian Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Silver
Et in Arcadia ego Pencil and charcoal on paper J. Miro
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
inscribed with the Latin phrase “IN ARCADIA EGO”, a baroque memento mori that evokes the idea of death being
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Early 1900s Academic Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Pencil
$1,306 Sale Price
44% Off
Paul Ditisheim Montre Hamlet Silver Skull Pocket Watch
By Paul Ditisheim
Located in Narberth, PA
the design for his Hamlet skull watch on the earlier "memento mori" motif which translates to
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1920s Swiss Victorian Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Silver
Antique Engraving of Philip I of Castile, “Philips de Eerste”, Netherlands, 1725
Located in Langweer, NL
the bottom, a grotesque mask flanked by weaponry serves as a memento mori, a reminder of the
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1720s Dutch Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Paper
Severin Roesen (German/American, 1815-1882) Fruit Still Life with Wine Glass
By Severin Roesen
Located in Queens, NY
also a reference to memento mori, a common theme in still-life painting which refers to the
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19th Century Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$55,250 Sale Price
35% Off
Allegory of Time. Oil on panel. Circle of Jacob de Backer (act. 1571-1585).
Located in Madrid, ES
common and well-known genre of the Baroque such as the “Memento Mori” (remember that you are going to die
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16th Century Belgian Renaissance Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Other
Still Life with Fruit and Vessels
Located in Stockholm, SE
memento mori. Here, the glittering glass and gilded cup, emblems of refinement and prosperity, also allude
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Late 19th Century Realist Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Hare in the Snow
by Kurt Meyer-Eberhardt (Leipzig 1895 – 1977 Munich)
Located in Knokke, BE
Memento mori series of abandoned war horses stand out as sensitive, socially aware contributions to animal
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Soap Bubbles," Luigi Bechi (1830-1919)
Located in Vicenza, IT
caro alla pittura dell'epoca: il memento mori, il richiamo alla transitorietà della vita e alla
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Late 19th Century Italian Napoleon III Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Canvas
Still Life Garland of Flowers - Flemish 18thC art Old Master floral oil painting
By Pieter Casteels III
Located in Hagley, England
a nod to the passage of time or memento mori the flowers are all fully opened and the central tulip
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1730s Old Masters Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Oil
$19,740 Sale Price
20% Off
French school Spectacular Landscape near a pond Signed oil painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
foreground serves as a powerful visual anchor and carries symbolic weight, a memento mori amid the living
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1890s Tonalist Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
Paysage de Normandie
By Maurice Levis
Located in San Francisco, CA
modern form of memento mori, a remembrance of a time before the devastation and violation that World War
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Aquatint
Penitent Magdalene and St. John the Baptist, oil on slate, early 17th century
Located in Milan, IT
listening,
the left hand raised and the other leaning on the
"memento mori" very shortened. In front of her
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Early 17th Century Other Art Style Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Oil
Bronze Skull Over a Book Sculpture / Paperweight
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
pursuits.
Symbolic Layers
The Skull: A classic memento mori, reminding us of life’s impermanence. Its
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1890s Victorian Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$1,300 / item
Piranesi, Hand Coloured Period Engraving, Vue d
un Superb Palais de Rome
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Cotignac, FR
featured romantic and fantastic depictions of ruins; in part as a memento mori or as a reminiscence of a
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Late 18th Century Baroque Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Memento Mori
Located in Snellegem, BE
Memento Mori
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19th Century Italian Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Wood, Glass, Bone
$1,306
Japanese Memento Mori Tonkutsu sculpture
Located in MILANO, IT
A Japanese wood tonkotsu (tobacco box) of a memento mori on a lotus flower with ojime.
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Boxwood
Georgian Carved Memento Mori Skull Stick Pin
Located in Boston, Lincolnshire
A Rare Antique Georgian c.1800s "Memento Mori" skull stick pin. Memento mori from Latin means
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Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Silver
Georgian Mourning and Memento Mori Ring
Located in New York, NY
Georgian mourning & memento mori ring featuring a skull under square faceted rock crystal in silver
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1730s Georgian Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Crystal, 18k Gold, Silver
Antique Georgian Memento Mori Skull Coral Pendant 1800s
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
This fabulous Georgian hand carved Memento Mori skull is genuine Georgian.
Memento mori means
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17th Century British Georgian Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Coral
Victorian Gold Diamond and Emerald Memento Mori Ring
Located in Sofia , BG
Victorian MEMENTO MORI SKULLS 18k Gold, 1.5ct DIAMONDS & 2.84 ct Colombian Emerald ring! The ring
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Late 18th Century Victorian Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
Early, 18th Century, Gold, Memento Mori Ring
Located in Rochford, Essex
Gold, enamel ring, circa 1750. An exceptional, fine quality memento mori ring detailed with enamel
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Mid-18th Century British Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Yellow Gold
Very Rare French Earthenware Memento Mori Skull Paving Tile, circa 1530
Located in Concord, MA
A very rare French "Memento Mori" tile used in French paving from the 13th-17th century. Comparable
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16th Century French Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Earthenware
Georgian Style Black Enamel Memento Mori Ring, Enamel Silver Skeleton Band Ring
Located in Rottedam, NL
Antique style enamel skeleton band inscribed: "Memento Mori". The ring design is inspired by
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17th Century Dutch Georgian Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Silver, Enamel, Sterling Silver
Memento Mori Pin Mounted with Large Japanese Carved Angel Skin Coral Skull
Located in Port Hope, ON
This silver metal Memento Mori pin features a large (1.0" long X 0.5" wide) grinning skull
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Early 1900s Japanese Art Nouveau Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Coral, Silver Plate
Memento Mori Broadsheet, Putto Sleeping on a Scull, Conrad Meyer
By Johannes Meyer
Located in Norwich, GB
Broadsheet
Memento Mori. Ein jeder ist dem Tod verpflicht, Wann, Wie und Wo, das weiss er nicht
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17th Century Swiss Baroque Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Paper
Antique Memento Mori Late 18th Century
Located in Firenze, IT
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Vanity skull in plaster painted, mo...
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Late 18th Century Italian Victorian Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Plaster
Fine Victorian Memento Mori Locket on Necklace
Located in Toronto, Ontario
30 mm wide. It opens to reveal space for the memento or photograph. The locket is 18K yellow gold
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1880s Victorian Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Pearl, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
Antique Sandstone Skull, Possibly from a Gravestone, Memento Mori
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Possibly Germany, circa mid-19th century, a greenish sandstone like the “Anröchter Stein” found in Westfalen, Germany. Chiselling marks from a stonemason with a rusty nails head on t...
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Mid-19th Century German Other Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Sandstone
Antique 18 Karat gold Early Victorian Memento Mori Sentimental Set of Brooch and
Located in Miami, FL
• Early Victorian
• 18k gold
• A brooch with white enamel measuring 38mm by 16 mm
• A pair of earrings measuring 53mm by 13mm by 10mm
• Brooch weight: 17.9 grams/ 11.50 dwt
• Earrin...
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1890s Unknown Victorian Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Gold, 18k Gold
Momento Mori Skull Pocket watch Key
Located in Stamford, CT
Memento Mori skull pocket watch winding key fob in vintage condition. This is a Verge pocket watch
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Late 19th Century Unknown Gothic Revival Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Metal
Momento Mori Skull and Bones Brooch in 15 Karat Gold with Enamel and Rose Cut
Located in Houston, TX
Antique 15k gold and diamond eyes and natural seed pearl memento mori skull and bones brooch
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Late 18th Century British Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Diamond, 15k Gold
19th Century, Italian Marble Sculpture, Skull
Located in PALERMO, IT
"Memento Mori Vanitas" Hard stone sculpture depicting a skull. Carved from a single block of
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Late 19th Century Italian Napoleon III Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Marble
Victorian Silver and Glass Rare Poison Bottle
Located in Stamford, CT
Victorian solid silver skull and bones poison bottle. Skull and Bones memento mori solid silver
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Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Glass
Saint Jerome in His Study
Located in San Antonio, TX
skull acting as a memento mori. This portrayal of Saint Jerome in his Study is of a very good quality
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16th Century Flemish School Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Oil
$65,000
SACRISTY DOOR
Located in Milano, IT
decorazione scolpita raffigurante un teschio con ossa incrociate, un potente simbolo di memento mori, che
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17th Century Italian School Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Wood Panel
LARGE MARBLE SKULL
Located in Milano, IT
condizione umana, rendendolo un autentico memento mori barocco.
L’opera presenta una bellissima patina
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17th Century Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Marble
Antique Georgian Mourning Bracelet with Pearl Clasp, circa 1800
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
memento mori such as skulls and coffins.
Set with 18ct yellow gold which has turned a rosy colour with
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Early 19th Century British Georgian Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Silver Thread Embroidered Funeral Vestment
Located in Milano, IT
, incorniciato da rami di alloro e sormontato da una clessidra alata, ribadisce il concetto del memento mori
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17th Century Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Fabric
Antique rose cut diamond and ruby Giardinetti Mourning ring, Europe circa 1760
Located in Magdeburg, DE
life and death are linked, which is why this ring can be seen as both a Giardinetti and a Memento Mori
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Late 18th Century European Rococo Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, Silver
Antique Georgian Mourning Ring with Real Hair 18k gold
Located in Houston, TX
favorites in my collection. A must-have for any serious collector of fine Georgian/ mourning memento mori
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17th Century British Georgian Antique Memento Mori
Materials
18k Gold
Antique Georgian Boxed Gold Mourning Spinning Ring
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
consists of formulaic rings made of Gold and Black Enamel and decorated with standard Memento Mori such as
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17th Century British Georgian Antique Memento Mori
Materials
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Japanese Meiji Period Carved Wood Skull and Snake Tobacco Humidor, Late 19th C.
Located in San Francisco, CA
, snake, and frog motif tobacco humidor.
A transfixing memento mori piece originally made to hold loose
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paint
Figure: Female Pedlar, Possibly Peg Woffington, Bow Porcelain, circa 1758
By Bow Porcelain
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
figures, and this figure was possibly a memento mori for sale at the pleasure gardens.
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Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Porcelain
Very Scarce, Grand Tour, Model of the Siegessaule Monument, Berlin, circa 1873
Located in Lafayette, CA
-quickly changes into another person’s memento mori.
This model is in remarkably original condition.
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1870s German Grand Tour Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Zinc
The Last Moment of the City of Pompeii
By Alexander Archipenko
Located in München, DE
- and a haunting memento mori.
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1920s Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Bronze
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Antique Memento Mori For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the antique memento mori you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, metal and stone, every antique memento mori was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique memento mori — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. An antique memento mori, designed in the Victorian, Baroque or Georgian style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made antique memento mori has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Alfred Wordsworth Thompson and Bilston Battersea are consistently popular.
How Much is a Antique Memento Mori?
The average selling price for an antique memento mori at 1stDibs is $2,997, while they’re typically $393 on the low end and $43,217 for the highest priced.
Questions About Antique Memento Mori
- What is a memento mori ring?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021Memento mori ring is a ring that is an artistic reminder of the inevitability of death. ‘Memento mori’ is a Latin term that means “remember you must die.” These rings typically either feature a skull, crossbones or skeletons to prompt people to remember the shortness of life. Shop a range of memento mori rings on 1stDibs.
- What does memento mori mean?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021Memento mori means “remember that you must die” in Latin. A memento mori is an object which serves as either a warning or reminder of death. An example of a memento mori is a skull.