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19th C Pen
Ink Hand Inscribed Descriptions of Burial Chambers Memento Mori
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A written account and some wonderful naïve imagery of a 19th century burial chamber.
Later mounted and framed in an early 20th century ebonised and gilt slip frame.
33.5/28.5/2.5cm...
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19th Century English Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Pine, Paper
Early 19th C Maritime Sailor
s Coconut “Bugbear” Memento Mori Gun Powder Flask
Located in Lowestoft, GB
Antique nautical sailor's carved coconut “Bugbear” gun powder flask, late 18th/early 19th century with brass mounts and nozzle. Also with an unusual inset carved bone skull and cross...
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Early 19th Century European Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Natural Fiber
18th Century Gilt, Carved
Lead Lined Infants Wake Morning Cradle Memento Mori
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A 18th century soft wood carved and pierced babies wake cradle, lead lined with foliage, scroll and pierce decoration
The piece has its original water gilt on gesso with contrast...
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Mid-18th Century European Baroque Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Lead
Mexican Day of The Dead Dia De Los Muertos Carved Oak Memento Mori Skull
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A oversized carved oak manically grinning skull, with original paint.
Late 19th century in age, likely to of been carved in the Guerrero district of Mexico and connected to the d...
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Late 19th Century Mexican Primitive Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Oak
Victorian Momento Mori Skull on Marble Base
Located in London, GB
A striking Victorian memento mori carved in pine with a painted gesso finish on a marble stand
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19th Century Antique Memento Mori
Silver Gilt and Enamel Late Renaissance Skull Ring
Located in Baltimore, MD
Late renaissance Memento Mori skull ring. "Memento Mori" jewelry translates to "remember thou must
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17th Century Swiss Renaissance Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Silver
Gold and Enamel Skeleton Ring
Located in Baltimore, MD
Wonderful Memento Mori skeleton ring enameled in black with gold symbols. Memento Mori means
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1720s British Jacobean Antique Memento Mori
Materials
15k Gold
Tempera Drawing on Paper Depicting a Skeleton, France, 1890
Located in Milan, IT
Tempera drawing on paper, mounted on canvas, depicting a Memento Mori, a skeleton holding a blue
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Late 19th Century French Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paper
Penitent Magdalene, Oil painting on canvas, 1600s
Located in Milan, IT
her hand on the skull, symbol of the "memento mori". On the first canvas.
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17th Century Other Art Style Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Oil
1930s Boucheron Snakelink Necklace with Antique Charms
By Boucheron
Located in New York, NY
five charms including a memento mori enamel skull (circa 1800), a falcon atop a pearl, an ancient style
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Early 20th Century French Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Pearl, 18k Gold
18th Century Italian Silver Tabletop Mirror Frame
Located in San Francisco, CA
Beautiful old silver on brass frame. Originally a memento mori and would have held written
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Brass
Antique Wooden Vanitas Sculpture
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
wears a laurel wreath that symbolizes the victory of death: we will all die someday. Memento Mori.
The
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1890s Belgian Baroque Revival Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Oak
18th Century Breton Chestnut Armoire with Sculpted Décor enhanced by nails
Located in PARIS, FR
wardrobe for clothing.
Atop the armoire, the striking fronton features a deeply symbolic Memento Mori—a
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18th Century French French Provincial Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Chestnut
Painting with Penitent Magdalene mid-19th century
Located in Milan, IT
disciolti incorniciano il volto che fissa intensamente il teschio alla sua destra, il memento mori che fa
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Mid-19th Century Other Art Style Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Oil
18th Century French Baroque Crucifix Cushion Mirror
Located in CA, CA
larger houses as 'Memento Mori', combining the reflection of the living within the presence of Christ's
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Early 18th Century French Baroque Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Giltwood
Painting St. Francis in Prayer 17th-18th century
Located in Milan, IT
regge con una mano, mentre l' altra indica in basso il teschio, il tradizionale "Memento mori".
La
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Late 17th Century Other Art Style Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Oil
Antique Gold Skeleton Ring
Located in Baltimore, MD
important. Pieces of jewelry such as this are known as Memento Mori which means "remember you shall die
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1710s English George I Antique Memento Mori
Materials
18k Gold
$14,000
Dipinto Maddalena Penitente XVII secolo
Located in Milan, IT
vasetto di unguento con cui unse Gesù nell'episodio evangelico, e il teschio, Memento mori per eccellenza
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17th Century Other Art Style Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Oil
Saint Francis In Meditation Oil On Canvas 18th Century
Located in Milan, IT
in front of the Cross, in a deserted place and with a skull in his hands, the memento mori, to
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18th Century Other Art Style Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a Canon Oil on Canvas Center-Italian School 18th Century
Located in Milan, IT
fair "memento mori" that is a reminder of the time passing and it reminds to dedicate life to important
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18th Century Other Art Style Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Oil
17th Century Religious Oil Painting of Saint Francis with Skull, Crucifix
Whip
Located in London, GB
mortality and the Christian concept of "memento mori" (remember you must die), while the crucifix and rosary
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Late 17th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Copper
French Still Life Oil Painting of Various Flowers, circa 1750
Located in Berlin, DE
represent a vanitas (memento mori) aspect, reminders of human mortality and invitations to meditate upon the
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Mid-18th Century Louis XV Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Canvas, Wood
19th Century Italian Sculpture White Carrara Skull, Black Marquina Marble Bust
Located in Firenze, IT
Vanitas or Memento Mori, theme related to the caducity of human existence faced in different epochs in the
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19th Century Renaissance Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Marble
Victorian Hair
Enamel "Sacred to Affection" Mourning Ring
Located in Santa Barbara, CA
A truly sentimental memento mori authentic antique Victorian mourning ring with the words "Sacred
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1860s Victorian Antique Memento Mori
Materials
10k Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
Painting Penitent Magdalene 17th century
Located in Milan, IT
, tre suoi simboli iconografici: il libro di meditazione, il teschio, Memento mori per eccellenza, e il
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17th Century Other Art Style Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Oil
Early 18th-Century Flemish School, Christ On The Cross With Mary Magdalene
Located in Cheltenham, GB
inclusion. It’s a Memento Mori (Latin: remember you will die). Is Mary praying for Christ’s salvation or the
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1720s Flemish School Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Early 19th Century French School Vanitas Still Life Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in London, GB
Antique Vanitas Oil Painting, Antique Memento Mori Oil Painting, Antique Skull Oil Painting, Gothic
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Early 19th Century French Gothic Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Giltwood, Paint
19th Century Carved Marble Vanitas Bust
Located in London, GB
, the Danse Macabre, and the overlapping motif of the Memento mori. Paintings and sculpture, such as
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19th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Marble
Georgian Memorial Ring with Enamel and Diamond in 18 Kt Gold
Located in Stamford, CT
!!! That is jewelry history for you. A memento mori with family memory. With this memorial ring you make
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Early 18th Century British George IV Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold
Sculpture of Napoleon in Life and Death
Located in New Orleans, LA
his noble skull. While there are many busts of Napoleon depicting him in life, and memento mori style
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19th Century Academic Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Marble
Rare Antique Georgian Urn Ring with Diamonds
By Glorious Antique Jewelry Collection
Located in Stamford, CT
This 15kt Memento Mori touches the heart with its beauty and with its story. An oval bezel holds a
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Late 18th Century British George III Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Diamond, 15k Gold
Antique Bronze Sculpture Jean-Baptiste Clesinger "Rien" Owl
Skull, circa 1850
By Jean-Baptiste Auguste Clesinger
Located in London, GB
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This is a stunning bronze "Rien" Memento Mori bronze, ideal as a desk weight, in the form of
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1850s French Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Bronze
A French Mid 19th Century Sculpture Bracelet
Located in Stamford, CT
than a memento mori as no name, birth date or date of death is inscribed. Artists did this work as a
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Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Early 18th-Century Spanish School, Christ In The Tomb
Located in Cheltenham, GB
the resurrection, we’re reminded of Christ’s mortality on Earth, and indeed our own. It’s a ‘memento
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Early 18th Century Old Masters Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Jean Valdor After Hieronymus Wierix Saint Francis Of Assisi, Engraving
Located in Cheltenham, GB
reminder of mortality, a ‘memento mori’ - ‘remember that you must die’. Riches are a temporary glory
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Early 17th Century Old Masters Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Paper, Engraving
Sic Transit Gloria Mundi, XVIIth century
Located in Milan, IT
Memento mori, or scenes or still lifes with symbolic elements alluding to the theme of the transience of
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17th Century Other Art Style Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Oil
Early Georgian Skull and Crossbones Stuart Crystal Mourning Ring c.1740
Located in London, GB
memento mori skull and crossbones motif. This ring is steeped with history and is a remarkable example of
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Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Crystal, 22k Gold
Floral Still Life
Located in London, GB
life. Unlike memento mori art, vanitas paintings “also include other symbols such as musical
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1920s Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a Lady, Elizabeth Fane, Countess Westmoreland in Silver Dress, oil
By John Michael Wright
Located in London, GB
posthumous portrait of the sitter (*), can be considered as a memento mori, a reminder of mortality and the
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17th Century Old Masters Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Double Portrait of Sir John Rivers 3rd Baronet of Chafford, and Lady Anne Rivers
Located in London, GB
'Old Age' and are a typical form of Memento Mori reminding virile young man that even they will lose
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17th Century Old Masters Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Memento Mori
By Johann Elias Ridinger
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Memento Mori images were meant as a reminder of the fleeting nature of life, with symbols such as
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18th Century Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Mezzotint
Ancient dagger Memento mori
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Ancient dagger Memento mori
Remember that you will die (memento mori)
Circa 1850 Origin Italy 19th
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1850s Italian Gothic Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Steel
Memento Mori Skull, Italy 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Painted plaster memento mori skull over a painted wooden base.
Italy circa 1880.
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Plaster, Wood
German Memento Mori Carved Skull
Located in Newark, England
Antique 18th century fruitwood carved Memento Mori Skull. The skull of petrified display powerfully
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18th Century German Gothic Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Marble
19th Century French Memento Mori Finch
Located in Chicago, IL
A striking and thought-provoking 19th century French cast bronze Memento Mori figure depicting a
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19th Century Italian Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
Paula Wildhack, Memento Mori
Located in Cheltenham, GB
down. It’s a ‘memento mori’, a reminder of one’s own mortality.
Painted in 1894, probably during her
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1890s Gothic Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Memento Mori, a Victorian Final Finger
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is one of the best 19th century examples of a Memento Mori I have ever offered. It's at least
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19th Century Unknown Antique Memento Mori
Memento mori - A study of a Skull
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
E. Rusch (late 19th century)
Memento mori - Study of a skull
Pencil drawing
Drawing Size - 11 x 18
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19th Century Old Masters Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Pencil
Memento Mori Plaster Sculpture, Italy, circa 1800
Located in Milan, IT
Italian Wunderkammer Memento Mori plaster sculpture, depicting a skull covered with natural
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Early 1800s Italian Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Natural Fiber, Plaster, Wood, Glass
Memento Mori Vesta Case on Chain, 1913
Located in Northampton, MA
wrong way.
Memento mori jewelry came into being in the sixteenth-century. It featured sculls, sculls
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1910s Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Silver, Steel
19th Century Memento Mori Coffin Cover
Located in Gloucester, GB
19th century Memento Mori Coffin cover
- Hand stitched felt tears and skulls
- Made from linen
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1870s French Antique Memento Mori
Rare 16th Century Italian Memento Mori Ceramic Skull on Book
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce Italian ceramic Memento Mori, circa 1550, in the form of a human skull resting on a book
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16th Century Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Ceramic
Memento Mori, 19th century Spanish School - signed indistinctly dated 1867
Located in Blackwater, GB
Memento Mori, 19th century
Spanish School - signed indistinctly dated 1867
Fine large 19th
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19th Century Renaissance Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Memento mori, skull with butterfly wings, Germany 1874.
Located in Milan, IT
A Memento Mori from Wunderkammer, depicting a skull, plaster cast covered with butterfly wings
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1870s German Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Plaster, Wood
Late 19th c. Signed Memento Mori Painting c.1883
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Untitled. An original signed 19th century acrylic Memento Mori painting. Signed "A. Vander
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Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Paint, Canvas
17th c. German Memento Mori Monk c.1600-1699
Located in San Francisco, CA
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Exceptional large Memento Mori sculpture in polychrome depicting a half flayed Monk. German 17th century. The
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17th Century German Industrial Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Wood
Memento mori - A study of a Skull in two positions
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
E. Rusch (late 19th century)
Memento mori - Study of a skull in two positions
Pencil drawing
Signed
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19th Century Old Masters Antique Memento Mori
Materials
Pencil
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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.
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- 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.