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Guéridon fleuri
By VICTOR FONTAINE
Located in London, GB
guéridon) is littered with fallen flowerheads – however, this still life is not a memento mori, but a
Category

19th Century Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique Guéridon fleuri

VICTOR FONTAINE
Guéridon fleuri, 19th century

Antique Double Sided Rosary Bead with Head of Christ and Skull Carved in Bone
Located in Chicago, IL
.” The imagery and objects that can be classed as memento mori (Latin: “remember that you must die
Category

16th Century German Antique Memento Mori

Antique Double Sided Rosary Bead with Head of Christ and Skull Carved in Bone
Antique Double Sided Rosary Bead with Head of Christ and Skull Carved in Bone

Antique Double Sided Rosary Bead with Head of Christ and Skull Carved in Bone

$10,000
Memento Mori
Located in Kent, Dover
'Memento Mori - Latin: "Remember that you will die". A part skeleton, comprising skull, hand, foot
Category

19th Century Antique Memento Mori

Antique Memento Mori
Memento Mori

Memento Mori

$2,100
Memento Mori Skull, Italy 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Painted plaster memento mori skull over a painted wooden base.? Italy 1880 ca.
Category

Late 19th Century Italian Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Plaster, Wood

Antique Memento Mori Skull, Italy 1880
Memento Mori Skull, Italy 1880

Memento Mori Skull, Italy 1880

$2,610
An 18th Century Memento Mori
Located in Kent, Dover
A Human skull or 'Memento Mori'. This has had the skull cap removed and refitted. There is also a
Category

18th Century and Earlier Antique Memento Mori

Antique An 18th Century Memento Mori
An 18th Century Memento Mori

An 18th Century Memento Mori

$1,200
17th Century Italian Memento Mori Skull
Located in Chicago, IL
A macabre 17th century Italian Memento Mori carved wood and painted skull mounted on its original
Category

17th Century Italian Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Wood

Antique 17th Century Italian Memento Mori Skull
17th Century Italian Memento Mori Skull

17th Century Italian Memento Mori Skull

$2,800
Important and Rare Italian Memento Mori
Located in Milan, IT
An important and rare Italian Wunderkammer Memento Mori sculpture, depicting a wooden skull.
Category

18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Wood

Antique Important and Rare Italian Memento Mori
Important and Rare Italian Memento Mori

Important and Rare Italian Memento Mori

$2,700
Memento Mori American 19th Century
Located in Hudson, NY
Rare American folk-art Memento Mori of Hiram Aluro Hill, died age 11, 1845. Good penmanship
Category

Early 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Wood, Paper

Antique Memento Mori American 19th Century
Memento Mori American 19th Century

Memento Mori American 19th Century

$1,750
Italian Memento Mori skull - 17th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Italian Memento Mori skull Marble North of Italy, 17th century H 9 x L 7 x P 14 cm At the turn
Category

17th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Marble

Antique Italian Memento Mori skull - 17th century
Italian Memento Mori skull - 17th century

Italian Memento Mori skull - 17th century

$4,509
Memento Mori Skull on Bible
Located in Palm Beach, FL
skull sits atop a bible and adjacent to a rosary. What sets this memento mori apart is its rather
Category

Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Porcelain, Glaze

Memento Mori Skull on Bible
Memento Mori Skull on Bible

Memento Mori Skull on Bible, 1900

$3,200
19th century carved pine memento mori
Located in London, GB
19th century carved pine memento mori Dimensions: H 6.5” x W 4” x D 4” Weight: 500 grms Date
Category

1850s Italian Early Victorian Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Pine

19th century carved pine memento mori
19th century carved pine memento mori

19th century carved pine memento mori

$2,056
Prisoner of War Memento Mori
Located in London, GB
Prisoner of War Memento Mori This unusual object is made from cow bone. Likely to have been
Category

1850s British Folk Art Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Bone

Prisoner of War Memento Mori
Prisoner of War Memento Mori

Prisoner of War Memento Mori

$1,226
Hamlett Skull on Stand – Memento Mori and Vanitas
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
by the concept of Memento Mori, it symbolizes the ephemeral nature of life, vanity, and the ethics of
Category

17th Century English Gothic Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Resin, Wood

Hamlett Skull on Stand – Memento Mori and Vanitas
Hamlett Skull on Stand – Memento Mori and Vanitas

Hamlett Skull on Stand – Memento Mori and Vanitas

$1,128
Memento Mori Carved and Polychrome Painted Wood 1780
Located in Hastings, GB
A beautifully crafted pine 18th century Memento Mori depicting a Skull set upon a book, probably
Category

Late 18th Century German Baroque Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Pine

Memento Mori Carved and Polychrome Painted Wood 1780
Memento Mori Carved and Polychrome Painted Wood 1780

Memento Mori Carved and Polychrome Painted Wood 1780

$2,049
18th Century Italian Silver Gilt Small Memento Mori Mirror
Located in San Francisco, CA
Late 17th or early 18th century Italian Memento Mori silver gilt frame. This would have originally
Category

Early 18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Mirror, Wood

18th Century Italian Silver Gilt Small Memento Mori Mirror
18th Century Italian Silver Gilt Small Memento Mori Mirror

18th Century Italian Silver Gilt Small Memento Mori Mirror

$875
18th Century Diamond Silver Gold Memento Mori Ring
Located in New York, NY
An early Memento Mori ring comprised of a rose-cut diamond flanked by a small skull and a serpent
Category

1760s Georgian Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Diamond, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver

18th Century Diamond Silver Gold Memento Mori Ring
18th Century Diamond Silver Gold Memento Mori Ring

18th Century Diamond Silver Gold Memento Mori Ring

$13,500
Early 17th Century Memento Mori Ring
Located in Firenze, IT
Memento mori ring-Exceptional antique gold ring with a kitten in the shape of a skull, enamelled
Category

Early 17th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Early 17th Century Memento Mori Ring
Early 17th Century Memento Mori Ring

Early 17th Century Memento Mori Ring

$27,316
19th century traveling memento mori casket
Located in London, GB
19th century traveling memento mori casket Dimensions: H 20” x W 16” x D 4” (Full opened) Weight
Category

Early 19th Century French Victorian Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Pine

19th century traveling memento mori casket
19th century traveling memento mori casket

19th century traveling memento mori casket

$1,645 / set
An important Memento Mori candle holder.
Located in Milan, IT
An important and rare Memento Mori candleholder. The round base with moved profile is carved out of
Category

18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Metal

An important Memento Mori candle holder.
An important Memento Mori candle holder.

An important Memento Mori candle holder.

$5,000
Memento mori mirror, Belgium 1898.
Located in Milan, IT
Memento Mori mirror. The mirror is circular, with a beveled edge. From the periphery to the center
Category

Late 19th Century Belgian Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Bronze, Copper

Memento mori mirror, Belgium 1898.
Memento mori mirror, Belgium 1898.

Memento mori mirror, Belgium 1898.

$8,907
Mid 19th Century Hand Carved Memento Mori Figure
Located in London, GB
Mid 19th Century Hand Carved Memento Mori Figure An amazing example of a mid 19th Century hand
Category

1850s Unknown Early Victorian Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Wood

Mid 19th Century Hand Carved Memento Mori Figure
Mid 19th Century Hand Carved Memento Mori Figure

Mid 19th Century Hand Carved Memento Mori Figure

$3,015
Corallium Rubrum Memento Mori Italy 18th Century
Located in Firenze, IT
Height x width x depth: 3.5 x 2 x 3 cm. Weight: 24 g. "Memento Mori" Vanitas represented by a Red
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Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Silver

Corallium Rubrum Memento Mori Italy 18th Century
Corallium Rubrum Memento Mori Italy 18th Century

Corallium Rubrum Memento Mori Italy 18th Century

$5,344
Early 19th Century Italian Bronze Memento Mori Funeral Censer
Located in Lowestoft, GB
construction with pierced and pressed brass Memento Mori decoration, also depicted are cherubs often used to
Category

19th Century Italian Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Early 19th Century Italian Bronze Memento Mori Funeral Censer
Early 19th Century Italian Bronze Memento Mori Funeral Censer

Early 19th Century Italian Bronze Memento Mori Funeral Censer

$1,775
Early 19th Century Italian Giltwood Skull Crossbones Memento Mori
Located in Lowestoft, GB
An early 19th century Italian gilt wood Memento Mori skull & crossbones. Likely to of been part
Category

Early 19th Century Italian Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Pine

Early 19th Century Italian Giltwood Skull Crossbones Memento Mori
Early 19th Century Italian Giltwood Skull Crossbones Memento Mori

Early 19th Century Italian Giltwood Skull Crossbones Memento Mori

$5,476
Memento Mori, Oil on Agate, Germany Beginning XVIII Century
Located in Milan, IT
Memento Mori for Wunderkammer, depicting a skull and a tulip, oil paintings on hard stone. A large
Category

Mid-17th Century Italian Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Agate, Brass

Memento Mori, Oil on Agate, Germany Beginning XVIII Century
Memento Mori, Oil on Agate, Germany Beginning XVIII Century

Memento Mori, Oil on Agate, Germany Beginning XVIII Century

$8,313
18th C Nicely aged Wooden carved Memento Mori skull.
Located in Leuven , BE
A Memento Mori is an object, often a skull, that serves as a reminder of death and the fleeting
Category

18th Century French Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Fruitwood

18th C Nicely aged Wooden carved Memento Mori skull.
18th C Nicely aged Wooden carved Memento Mori skull.

18th C Nicely aged Wooden carved Memento Mori skull.

$3,088
19th Century Memento Mori Glass Eyed Santos Figure
Located in London, GB
19th Century Memento Mori Glass Eyed Santos Figure An unusual religious artifact dating from the
Category

1880s Early Victorian Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Gesso, Wood, Paper

19th Century Memento Mori Glass Eyed Santos Figure
19th Century Memento Mori Glass Eyed Santos Figure

19th Century Memento Mori Glass Eyed Santos Figure

$1,775
17th Century Memento Mori Carving Shelf Ledge Macabre Curio Antique
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A finely carved Memento Mori base to hold the holy cross, now hangs to make for a decorative wee
Category

17th Century European Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Hardwood

17th Century Memento Mori Carving Shelf Ledge Macabre Curio Antique
17th Century Memento Mori Carving Shelf Ledge Macabre Curio Antique

17th Century Memento Mori Carving Shelf Ledge Macabre Curio Antique

$1,364
A Memento Mori on column with clock, France 1850.
Located in Milan, IT
A Memento Mori from Wunderkammer on column with clock. The column is carved in veined alabaster
Category

Mid-19th Century French Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Alabaster, Brass

A Memento Mori on column with clock, France 1850.
A Memento Mori on column with clock, France 1850.

A Memento Mori on column with clock, France 1850.

$11,876
Pendant Memento Mori Red Corallum Rubrum Italy 18th Century
Located in Firenze, IT
Height x width x depth: 3.5 x 2 x 3 cm. Weight: 24 g. "Memento Mori" Vanitas represented by a Red
Category

Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Silver

Pendant Memento Mori Red Corallum Rubrum Italy 18th Century
Pendant Memento Mori Red Corallum Rubrum Italy 18th Century

Pendant Memento Mori Red Corallum Rubrum Italy 18th Century

$4,750
Memento Mori: Skull on Bible Sculpture by László Mattyasovszky Zsolnay
By Zsolnay
Located in Palm Beach, FL
life. Memento mori is a latin term meaning: “remember, you must die.” Keeping reminders of inevitable
Category

1890s Hungarian Art Nouveau Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Earthenware

Memento Mori: Skull on Bible Sculpture by László Mattyasovszky Zsolnay
Memento Mori: Skull on Bible Sculpture by László Mattyasovszky Zsolnay

Memento Mori: Skull on Bible Sculpture by László Mattyasovszky Zsolnay

$5,200
Memento Mori, a Skull Sculpture Out of Chalk, with a Bronze Snake, Italy
Located in Milan, IT
bronze snake. Excellent Memento Mori, Italy, circa 1880.
Category

1870s Italian Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Bronze

Memento Mori, a Skull Sculpture Out of Chalk, with a Bronze Snake, Italy
Memento Mori, a Skull Sculpture Out of Chalk, with a Bronze Snake, Italy

Memento Mori, a Skull Sculpture Out of Chalk, with a Bronze Snake, Italy

$4,632
Memento mori: a skeleton, a scythe, an hourglass painted tile, Italy 1690.
Located in Milan, IT
Memento Mori. A rare glazed terracotta tile with a blue painting on a white background, depicting a
Category

Late 17th Century Italian Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Terracotta

Memento mori: a skeleton, a scythe, an hourglass painted tile, Italy 1690.
Memento mori: a skeleton, a scythe, an hourglass painted tile, Italy 1690.

Memento mori: a skeleton, a scythe, an hourglass painted tile, Italy 1690.

$2,966
18th Century Memento Mori Carving Shelf Calvarium Ledge Macabre Curio Antique
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A finely carved Memento Mori base to hold the holy cross, now hangs to make for a decorative wee
Category

18th Century European Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Hardwood

18th Century Memento Mori Carving Shelf Calvarium Ledge Macabre Curio Antique
18th Century Memento Mori Carving Shelf Calvarium Ledge Macabre Curio Antique

18th Century Memento Mori Carving Shelf Calvarium Ledge Macabre Curio Antique

$1,226
Georgian 22 Karat Gold Memento Mori Skull Unisex Band Ring
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"S.W. Blackett Bar ob 25 Sept 1728 Alt 39" Memento Mori bands reached the height of their popularity
Category

1710s Georgian Antique Memento Mori

Materials

22k Gold

Georgian 22 Karat Gold Memento Mori Skull Unisex Band Ring
Georgian 22 Karat Gold Memento Mori Skull Unisex Band Ring

Georgian 22 Karat Gold Memento Mori Skull Unisex Band Ring

$5,275
Gold Memento Mori Ring
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A large octagonal ring adorned with a Neo-Classical landscape. The scene features a classical colonnade and a gracefully waving tree, accompanied by a shield bearing the letters F an...
Category

1780s German Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Gold

Gold Memento Mori Ring
Gold Memento Mori Ring

Gold Memento Mori Ring

$10,324
Circa 1783 Georgian Antique Portrait Memento Mori Mourning Ring
Located in Santa Barbara, CA
An ancient relic of Memento Mori jewelry celebrating the romance of the Georgian era, this
Category

1780s Georgian Antique Memento Mori

Materials

14k Gold, Rose Gold

Circa 1783 Georgian Antique Portrait Memento Mori Mourning Ring
Circa 1783 Georgian Antique Portrait Memento Mori Mourning Ring

Circa 1783 Georgian Antique Portrait Memento Mori Mourning Ring

$2,500
Baroque Vanitas or Memento Mori of a Skull, Bone, 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Vanitas or Memento Mori skull. Carved bone. 17th century. Small human skull made of bone carved in
Category

17th Century European Baroque Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Bone

Baroque Vanitas or Memento Mori of a Skull, Bone, 17th Century
Baroque Vanitas or Memento Mori of a Skull, Bone, 17th Century

Baroque Vanitas or Memento Mori of a Skull, Bone, 17th Century

$1,068
Portrait of a Gentleman with Skull, Memento Mori oil on panel
Located in London, GB
matching wrist cuffs, sits within a genre known as memento mori. In medieval times the theory and practise
Category

16th Century Old Masters Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Portrait of a Gentleman with Skull, Memento Mori oil on panel
Portrait of a Gentleman with Skull, Memento Mori oil on panel

Portrait of a Gentleman with Skull, Memento Mori oil on panel, 16th Century

$9,390
Baroque Era "Memento Mori" Skeleton and Hair Slide Pendant
Located in Narberth, PA
inscriptions of the Latin phrase. When worn, Memento Mori jewelry serves as a reminder of human mortality, and
Category

1680s Baroque Antique Memento Mori

Materials

15k Gold

Baroque Era "Memento Mori" Skeleton and Hair Slide Pendant
Baroque Era "Memento Mori" Skeleton and Hair Slide Pendant

Baroque Era "Memento Mori" Skeleton and Hair Slide Pendant

$8,395
Early 20th Century Memento Mori Reminder Curiosity Face in the Mirror
Located in Lowestoft, GB
turn of century mercury mirror plate. Possibly in relation to a death (Memento Mori) or for just
Category

Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Mirror, Oak

Early 20th Century Memento Mori Reminder Curiosity Face in the Mirror
Early 20th Century Memento Mori Reminder Curiosity Face in the Mirror

Early 20th Century Memento Mori Reminder Curiosity Face in the Mirror

$815
Antique Memento Mori Skull ring
Located in Firenze, IT
The ivory skull with rose cut diamond eyes mounted on a snake shape setting in 18Kt gold and old-cut diamond. Size 7
Category

Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Diamond, 18k Gold

Antique Memento Mori Skull ring
Antique Memento Mori Skull ring

Antique Memento Mori Skull ring

Rare Museum Quality 19th Century Italian Memento Mori Skelton in Coffin
Located in London, GB
Rare Museum Quality 19th Century Italian Memento Mori Skelton in Coffin Objects of this natural do
Category

1850s Italian Early Victorian Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Bone

Rare Museum Quality 19th Century Italian Memento Mori Skelton in Coffin
Rare Museum Quality 19th Century Italian Memento Mori Skelton in Coffin

Rare Museum Quality 19th Century Italian Memento Mori Skelton in Coffin

$5,415
17th Century Steel Hangman s Executioners Mask Macabre Curio Memento Mori
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A highly unusual and rare steel executioners mask likely to be 17th century in age with finely decorated feathered eyebrows and pierced nostrils. The outer rim has multiple holes ...
Category

17th Century European Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Steel

17th Century Steel Hangman s Executioners Mask Macabre Curio Memento Mori
17th Century Steel Hangman s Executioners Mask Macabre Curio Memento Mori

17th Century Steel Hangman s Executioners Mask Macabre Curio Memento Mori

$10,960
19th Century English Draped Marble Urn Memento Mori Grave Marker
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A well carved draped marble urn, likely to of been part of a larger memorial piece. 19th Century in age, English in origins. Age related discolouration, lichen stains, dirt. Me...
Category

19th Century English Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Marble

19th Century English Draped Marble Urn Memento Mori Grave Marker
19th Century English Draped Marble Urn Memento Mori Grave Marker

19th Century English Draped Marble Urn Memento Mori Grave Marker

$815
24K Gold and Black Enamel Memento Mori Brooch Inset Hair Weave
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Mid 19 century 1840's Inset hair weave Remember me in elaborate calligraphy script 24K gold human hair black oval enamel pin pinback. Rounded back 1.5" long 1.25 wide x .5" depth.
Category

Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Metal

24K Gold and Black Enamel Memento Mori Brooch Inset Hair Weave
24K Gold and Black Enamel Memento Mori Brooch Inset Hair Weave

24K Gold and Black Enamel Memento Mori Brooch Inset Hair Weave

$900
Late 18th Century Engraving Human Skeleton by James Neagle Memento Mori
Located in Lowestoft, GB
An late 18th century engraving depicting the internal framework of the human body (skeleton) age related foxing to all edgers of the paper ground, later glazed and framed in a per...
Category

Late 18th Century English Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Paper

Late 18th Century Engraving Human Skeleton by James Neagle Memento Mori
Late 18th Century Engraving Human Skeleton by James Neagle Memento Mori

Late 18th Century Engraving Human Skeleton by James Neagle Memento Mori

$404
19th C Italian Funerary Marble Bronze Portraits, Husband Wife Memento Mori
Located in Lowestoft, GB
Rare pair of funerary sculptures of a male and female likely husband and wife, carved in marble and housed in substantial cherry wood frames with ebonised slips. Each portrait has a...
Category

19th Century Italian Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Marble, Bronze

19th C Italian Funerary Marble Bronze Portraits, Husband Wife Memento Mori
19th C Italian Funerary Marble Bronze Portraits, Husband Wife Memento Mori

19th C Italian Funerary Marble Bronze Portraits, Husband Wife Memento Mori

$5,476 / set
19th Century Pair of Memento Mori Carved Pine Folk Art Skulls
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A wonderful pair of pine skull plaques, nievely carved from pine with their original painted finish. Likely too of been part of larger sculpture, frame or religious icon. 19t...
Category

19th Century European Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Pine

19th Century Pair of Memento Mori Carved Pine Folk Art Skulls
19th Century Pair of Memento Mori Carved Pine Folk Art Skulls

19th Century Pair of Memento Mori Carved Pine Folk Art Skulls

$952 / set
19th Century Bronze Bat Angle Winged Church Crypt Lantern Memento Mori
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A rather odd crypt lantern, cast in bronze the shapely triangular platform has three bone columns raising up to an arched Gothic frieze. Either side the wings of a bat and angle resi...
Category

Early 19th Century European Gothic Revival Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Bronze Bat Angle Winged Church Crypt Lantern Memento Mori
19th Century Bronze Bat Angle Winged Church Crypt Lantern Memento Mori

19th Century Bronze Bat Angle Winged Church Crypt Lantern Memento Mori

$4,661
Plaster Mortuary Death Mask Bust Sculpture on Socle Base Memento Mori
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A good example of a 19th century plaster death mask on socle base. The subject has deep, plunging eye sockets and gaunt appearance. Some elderly damage to the back left secti...
Category

Late 19th Century European Late Victorian Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Plaster

Plaster Mortuary Death Mask Bust Sculpture on Socle Base Memento Mori
Plaster Mortuary Death Mask Bust Sculpture on Socle Base Memento Mori

Plaster Mortuary Death Mask Bust Sculpture on Socle Base Memento Mori

$815
Memento Mori Human Skull Bone Tobacco Jar with Rhyme Masonic Freeman s
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A wonderful tobacco jar, made from a human skull. The skull has had its cranium removed and a tin container inlaid within a turned bone handle has been applied to the cranium. A rhym...
Category

Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Bone, Velvet, Hardwood

Memento Mori Human Skull Bone Tobacco Jar with Rhyme Masonic Freeman s
Memento Mori Human Skull Bone Tobacco Jar with Rhyme Masonic Freeman s

Memento Mori Human Skull Bone Tobacco Jar with Rhyme Masonic Freeman s

$6,162
18th Century Italian Carved Gilt Teal Open Casket Memento Mori Planter Urn
Located in Lowestoft, GB
Unusual 18th Century open casket for a small child, carved from softwood with oil gilt decoration and its original teal blue paint. Profusely decorated with acanthus leafs, folia...
Category

18th Century Italian Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Copper

18th Century Italian Carved Gilt Teal Open Casket Memento Mori Planter Urn
18th Century Italian Carved Gilt Teal Open Casket Memento Mori Planter Urn

18th Century Italian Carved Gilt Teal Open Casket Memento Mori Planter Urn

$2,734
19th Century Naive Half Length Portrait Young Lady in Mourning Memento Mori
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A pleasantly naive half length portrait of a young lady wearing black and her hands clutching, possibly a lady in mourning. 19th Century in age, European in origin. Age related...
Category

19th Century European Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Canvas

19th Century Naive Half Length Portrait Young Lady in Mourning Memento Mori
19th Century Naive Half Length Portrait Young Lady in Mourning Memento Mori

19th Century Naive Half Length Portrait Young Lady in Mourning Memento Mori

$541
19th Century Embroidered Silk Work Memento Mori Morning Scene Sampler Folk Art
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A hand embroidered work in muted colors, typical of the scene and subject. The piece would off likely been produced by a young woman and taken many hours to complete. The image de...
Category

Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Silk, Mahogany

19th Century Embroidered Silk Work Memento Mori Morning Scene Sampler Folk Art
19th Century Embroidered Silk Work Memento Mori Morning Scene Sampler Folk Art

19th Century Embroidered Silk Work Memento Mori Morning Scene Sampler Folk Art

$678
Pair of Untouched 18th Century Funeral Hatchments Coat of Arms Memento Mori
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A rare pair of 18th century oil on canvas funeral hatchments, each hatchment has the latin motto "Resurgam" I shall rise again. Typical lozenge shape, with black ground and family...
Category

18th Century English Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Cane, Pine

Pair of Untouched 18th Century Funeral Hatchments Coat of Arms Memento Mori
Pair of Untouched 18th Century Funeral Hatchments Coat of Arms Memento Mori

Pair of Untouched 18th Century Funeral Hatchments Coat of Arms Memento Mori

$5,339 / set
Victorian Memento Mori Jet or Charcoal Skull with Rose Cut Diamond Eyes
Located in Fairfield, CT
This striking vintage skull pendant is a captivating piece of jewelry that blends gothic charm with classic elegance. The pendant is skillfully carved from what appears to be jet or ...
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1890s Victorian Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold

Victorian Memento Mori Jet or Charcoal Skull with Rose Cut Diamond Eyes
Victorian Memento Mori Jet or Charcoal Skull with Rose Cut Diamond Eyes

Victorian Memento Mori Jet or Charcoal Skull with Rose Cut Diamond Eyes

$2,640
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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 Answer
    1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021
    Memento 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 Answer
    1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    Memento 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.

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