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19th Century Memento Mori Etching by Alfred Wordsworth Thompson
By Alfred Wordsworth Thompson
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A most interesting 19th century 'Memento Mori' etching by well known American artist Alfred
Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Paper

Antique 19th Century Memento Mori Etching by Alfred Wordsworth Thompson
19th Century Memento Mori Etching by Alfred Wordsworth Thompson

19th Century Memento Mori Etching by Alfred Wordsworth Thompson

$800
Antique American School 19th Century Memento Mori Human Skull Still Life Oil
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American school memento mori still life oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Image size
Category

1870s Realist Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American School 19th Century Memento Mori Human Skull Still Life Oil
Antique American School 19th Century Memento Mori Human Skull Still Life Oil

Antique American School 19th Century Memento Mori Human Skull Still Life Oil, 1870

$1,196
19th Century Italian painted Memento Mori panel with Skull and Cross Bones
Located in San Marino, CA
A mid-19th century painted Memento Mori panel with skull and cross bones over a faux painted
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19th Century Italian Baroque Revival Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Wood

Antique 19th Century Italian painted Memento Mori panel with Skull and Cross Bones
19th Century Italian painted Memento Mori panel with Skull and Cross Bones

19th Century Italian painted Memento Mori panel with Skull and Cross Bones

$1,600
19th C European Bronze Memento Mori /Analogical Mechanical Skeleton Sculpture
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th C European Bronze 'Memento Mori' /Analogical Mechanical Skeleton Sculpture Probably of French
Category

19th Century Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Bronze

Antique 19th C European Bronze Memento Mori /Analogical Mechanical Skeleton Sculpture
19th C European Bronze Memento Mori /Analogical Mechanical Skeleton Sculpture

19th C European Bronze Memento Mori /Analogical Mechanical Skeleton Sculpture

$4,800
Yellow Gold Diamond Victorian Mourning Brooch -14k Mine Memento Mori Antique Pin
Located in Greensboro, NC
Diamond Cut: Mine Style: Mourning Brooch Fastening Type: Hinged Pin and C-Clasp Theme: Memento Mori
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1860s Victorian Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold

Yellow Gold Diamond Victorian Mourning Brooch -14k Mine Memento Mori Antique Pin
Yellow Gold Diamond Victorian Mourning Brooch -14k Mine Memento Mori Antique Pin

Yellow Gold Diamond Victorian Mourning Brooch -14k Mine Memento Mori Antique Pin

$660
Rare 18th-Century Spanish Colonial Painting – Nun in Memento Mori Iconography
Located in Rio De Janeiro, BR
Rare 18th-Century Spanish Colonial Painting – Nun in Memento Mori Iconography An exceptional 18th
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Mid-18th Century Peruvian Spanish Colonial Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Canvas

Antique Rare 18th-Century Spanish Colonial Painting – Nun in Memento Mori Iconography
Rare 18th-Century Spanish Colonial Painting – Nun in Memento Mori Iconography

Rare 18th-Century Spanish Colonial Painting – Nun in Memento Mori Iconography

$8,170
Antique Italian sculptor - 18/19th century terracotta sculpture - Memento Mori
Located in Varmo, IT
Terracotta sculpture - Memento mori. Italy, 18th-19th century. 16 x 25 x h 18 cm. Entirely in
Category

Late 18th Century Old Masters Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Terracotta

Antique Italian sculptor - 18/19th century terracotta sculpture - Memento Mori
Antique Italian sculptor - 18/19th century terracotta sculpture - Memento Mori

Antique Italian sculptor - 18/19th century terracotta sculpture - Memento Mori, c.1800

$2,373
17th Century Hand Painted Venetian Gondola Funeral Board, Memento Mori
Located in Lowestoft, GB
Venetian "rio's". The piece is hand painted with the universal memento mori symbol of death, the skull and
Category

Late 17th Century Italian Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Pine

Antique 17th Century Hand Painted Venetian Gondola Funeral Board, Memento Mori
17th Century Hand Painted Venetian Gondola Funeral Board, Memento Mori

17th Century Hand Painted Venetian Gondola Funeral Board, Memento Mori

$2,594
Late 19th-Early 20th Century Life-Size Treen Carved Memento Mori Human Skull
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A well carved softwood human skull, in the Memento Mori style. European in origin, turn of the
Category

19th Century European Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Softwood

Antique Late 19th-Early 20th Century Life-Size Treen Carved Memento Mori Human Skull
Late 19th-Early 20th Century Life-Size Treen Carved Memento Mori Human Skull

Late 19th-Early 20th Century Life-Size Treen Carved Memento Mori Human Skull

$2,047
Georgian diamond and blue glass "memento mori" mourning ring, circa 1780
Located in Malmö, Skåne län
also worn without a specific occasion, as memento mori or vanitas piece, with the purpose of reminding
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1780s European George III Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Diamond, 18k Gold, Silver

Georgian diamond and blue glass "memento mori" mourning ring, circa 1780
Georgian diamond and blue glass "memento mori" mourning ring, circa 1780

Georgian diamond and blue glass "memento mori" mourning ring, circa 1780

$7,061
Rare Georgian Memento Mori Pendant, Skull and Jesus, 18th Century, Bone
Located in NEWARK, GB
certainly a Memento Mori piece the subject is open to interpretation though it is likely to have some
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18th Century British Georgian Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Steel

Rare Georgian Memento Mori Pendant, Skull and Jesus, 18th Century, Bone
Rare Georgian Memento Mori Pendant, Skull and Jesus, 18th Century, Bone

Rare Georgian Memento Mori Pendant, Skull and Jesus, 18th Century, Bone

$1,944
Memento mori. A caged and suspended skull sculpture, Germany, late 17th century.
Located in Milan, IT
A rare example of Memento Mori from Wunderkammer depicting a skull caged in a forged iron structure
Category

Late 17th Century German Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Iron

Memento mori. A caged and suspended skull sculpture, Germany, late 17th century.
Memento mori. A caged and suspended skull sculpture, Germany, late 17th century.

Memento mori. A caged and suspended skull sculpture, Germany, late 17th century.

$3,560
Three 19th C. French Memento Mori Hair Art Mourning Souvenirs in Oval Frames
Located in Haarlem, NL
Three French Memento-Mori hair mourning souvenirs with decorative 3-dimensional shapes from hair of
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Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Glass, Paper, Wood

Three 19th C. French Memento Mori Hair Art Mourning Souvenirs in Oval Frames
Three 19th C. French Memento Mori Hair Art Mourning Souvenirs in Oval Frames

Three 19th C. French Memento Mori Hair Art Mourning Souvenirs in Oval Frames

$950
Memento mori. A caged and suspended skull sculpture, Germany, late 17th century.
Located in Milan, IT
A rare example of Memento Mori from Wunderkammer depicting a skull caged in a forged iron structure
Category

Late 17th Century German Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Iron

Memento mori. A caged and suspended skull sculpture, Germany, late 17th century.
Memento mori. A caged and suspended skull sculpture, Germany, late 17th century.

Memento mori. A caged and suspended skull sculpture, Germany, late 17th century.

$4,153
Antique Georgian Silver Tea / Serving Tray Memento Mori Memorial Tray 1794
By Elizabeth Jones, London 1
Located in London, GB
handles. The centre of the Tray has an unusual large Memento Mori / memorial engraving reading in French
Category

18th Century English Georgian Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Georgian Silver Tea / Serving Tray Memento Mori Memorial Tray 1794
Antique Georgian Silver Tea / Serving Tray Memento Mori Memorial Tray 1794

Antique Georgian Silver Tea / Serving Tray Memento Mori Memorial Tray 1794

$5,134
Italian Marble Bust Vanitas / Memento Mori 19th Century Carved Sculpture Italy
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
sculpture is superb, but this sculpture also carries a beautiful & strong message. Memento mori is Latin
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Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Marble, Carrara Marble

Italian Marble Bust Vanitas / Memento Mori 19th Century Carved Sculpture Italy
Italian Marble Bust Vanitas / Memento Mori 19th Century Carved Sculpture Italy

Italian Marble Bust Vanitas / Memento Mori 19th Century Carved Sculpture Italy

$14,828
Georgian Memento Mori Ring of 18k Gold
Located in Lewisburg, PA
This Georgian era, 18k gold ring (circa 1748) serves as a poignant reminder of a life cut short. The ring features a hand painted skull under a faceted rock crystal with a white ena...
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Mid-18th Century Georgian Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Rock Crystal, 18k Gold, Enamel

Georgian Memento Mori Ring of 18k Gold
Georgian Memento Mori Ring of 18k Gold

Georgian Memento Mori Ring of 18k Gold

$5,027
18th Century English Memento Mori, Masonic Horn Beaker
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A late 18th century Masonic horn beaker, with typical Masonic imagery and symbolism The imagery has been scrafittoed into the surface and then ink pressed into the marks. Engl...
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Late 18th Century English Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Natural Fiber

18th Century English Memento Mori, Masonic Horn Beaker
18th Century English Memento Mori, Masonic Horn Beaker

18th Century English Memento Mori, Masonic Horn Beaker

$677
Memento Mori French Caricature Lithograph "Bâstard Foetus Hérédité, " 1831
Located in SANTA FE, NM
“Bâstard Foetus Hérédité Comte D’Avorton Mort-Né Bon Fils.” Original hand color Eugène-Hippolyte Forest, artist Victor Hippolyte Delapore, lithographer La Maison Aubert, Dated "O...
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1830s French School Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Paper, Ink

Memento Mori French Caricature Lithograph "Bâstard Foetus Hérédité, " 1831
Memento Mori French Caricature Lithograph "Bâstard Foetus Hérédité, " 1831

Memento Mori French Caricature Lithograph "Bâstard Foetus Hérédité, " 1831, 1831

$1,500
Trio of 19th Century Macabre Plaster Death Masks Memento Mori
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A trio of late 19th century death masks, a thick plaster form taken from the deceased the technique was used prior advent of photography. Often used for the famous individuals to mai...
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Late 19th Century European Victorian Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Plaster

Trio of 19th Century Macabre Plaster Death Masks Memento Mori
Trio of 19th Century Macabre Plaster Death Masks Memento Mori

Trio of 19th Century Macabre Plaster Death Masks Memento Mori

$2,594
19th Century Memento Mori Engraved Opaline Glass Funeral Plaque Curio
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A 19th century opaline glass shield, engraved and inked with the following commendation "A Token of Respect & Deepest Sympathy from Her Fellow Workers" Later set in a period d...
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19th Century English Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Glass, Hardwood

19th Century Memento Mori Engraved Opaline Glass Funeral Plaque Curio
19th Century Memento Mori Engraved Opaline Glass Funeral Plaque Curio

19th Century Memento Mori Engraved Opaline Glass Funeral Plaque Curio

$677
18th Century English Armorial Hatchment of the Knightley Memento Mori
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A highly decorative 18th century Hatchment of extra large proportions, the lozenged oil on canvas depicts a crest with the latin motto "In Portu Quies" (In the quiet harbour). By ...
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Late 18th Century English Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Canvas, Paint

18th Century English Armorial Hatchment of the Knightley Memento Mori
18th Century English Armorial Hatchment of the Knightley Memento Mori

18th Century English Armorial Hatchment of the Knightley Memento Mori

$4,785
Anatomical Study Early 20th Century Human Skull Cross Section Memento Mori
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A early 20th century cross section of a male skull, mounted on a bespoke decorative brass Stand with glass eye, dyed contrasting artery's, and its existing teeth. The piece is housed...
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Early 20th Century English Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Natural Fiber, Blown Glass

Anatomical Study Early 20th Century Human Skull Cross Section Memento Mori
Anatomical Study Early 20th Century Human Skull Cross Section Memento Mori

Anatomical Study Early 20th Century Human Skull Cross Section Memento Mori

$3,012
Memento Mori Skull with Rosary on Bible Zsolnay, Art Nouveau c. 1900
By Miklos Zsolnay
Located in Chicago, IL
Recalling the Dutch vanitas still life works of the 17th century, this arrangement reminds the viewer of life's impermanence and the certainty of death, all while emphasizing the imp...
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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Ceramic

Memento Mori Skull with Rosary on Bible Zsolnay, Art Nouveau c. 1900
Memento Mori Skull with Rosary on Bible Zsolnay, Art Nouveau c. 1900

Miklos Zsolnay
Memento Mori Skull with Rosary on Bible Zsolnay, Art Nouveau c. 1900, c. 1900

$5,200
19th Century, White Marble Sculpture A Depiction of Vanitas, Skull Memento Mori
Located in Roma, IT
19th century, a depiction of Vanitas, skull in white marble. A vanitas is a symbolic work of art showing the transience of life, the futility of pleasure, and the certainty of death,...
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19th Century Baroque Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Marble

19th Century, White Marble Sculpture A Depiction of Vanitas, Skull Memento Mori
19th Century, White Marble Sculpture A Depiction of Vanitas, Skull Memento Mori

19th Century, White Marble Sculpture A Depiction of Vanitas, Skull Memento Mori, after 1800

$4,153
Early 20th C Welsh Slate Dog Grave Marker Tomb Stone Memento Mori
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A elongated slate grave marker from a Welsh estate, showing the names of six dogs likely to of been pets and working dogs. Beautifully carved and still wonderfully crisp reads "To...
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1920s Welsh Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Slate

Early 20th C Welsh Slate Dog Grave Marker Tomb Stone Memento Mori
Early 20th C Welsh Slate Dog Grave Marker Tomb Stone Memento Mori

Early 20th C Welsh Slate Dog Grave Marker Tomb Stone Memento Mori

$1,773
18th Century Framed Glazed 1743 Affidavit Ann Wild Buried In Wool Memento Mori
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A parish document declaring that the infant Ann Wild has been buried only in sheep wool, the document is dated 1743 with wood-engraving of a skull at head and a skeleton in a coffin ...
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Mid-18th Century English George II Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Paper

18th Century Framed Glazed 1743 Affidavit Ann Wild Buried In Wool Memento Mori
18th Century Framed Glazed 1743 Affidavit Ann Wild Buried In Wool Memento Mori

18th Century Framed Glazed 1743 Affidavit Ann Wild Buried In Wool Memento Mori

$814
19th Century American Wooden Trompe l Oeil Panel from a Horse-Drawn Hearse
Located in Surrey, BC
, with exceptional hand carved details. A great example of Americana Folk Art / Memento Mori. Acquired
Category

Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Wood

19th Century American Wooden Trompe l Oeil Panel from a Horse-Drawn Hearse
19th Century American Wooden Trompe l Oeil Panel from a Horse-Drawn Hearse

19th Century American Wooden Trompe l Oeil Panel from a Horse-Drawn Hearse

$2,400
Mary Magdalene with Book and Skull - Old Master Italian religious oil portrait
Located in Hagley, England
Mary Magdalene. It is also a Memento mori, a Latin phrase meaning ‘remember you must die’. A memento
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17th Century Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Oil

Mary Magdalene with Book and Skull - Old Master Italian religious oil portrait
Mary Magdalene with Book and Skull - Old Master Italian religious oil portrait

Mary Magdalene with Book and Skull - Old Master Italian religious oil portrait, 17th century

$19,169
Antique Skull Bones Cast Architectural Terracotta Fragment
Located in Forney, TX
frieze panel fragment. The sculptural Italian Renaissance Memento Mori style architectural ornament
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19th Century Renaissance Revival Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Terracotta

Antique Skull Bones Cast Architectural Terracotta Fragment
Antique Skull Bones Cast Architectural Terracotta Fragment

Antique Skull Bones Cast Architectural Terracotta Fragment

$1,800
Vanitas Still Life, 17th Century
Located in Blackwater, GB
Dutch Old Master still life vanitas, oil on panel. Excellent quality and condition early Dutch memento
Category

17th Century Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Oil, Panel

Vanitas Still Life, 17th Century
Vanitas Still Life, 17th Century

Vanitas Still Life, 17th Century

$8,694
Breccia di Skiros Skull
Located in New Orleans, LA
crafted, from the well-formed teeth to the fissures in the cranium. A true memento mori, or a reminder
Category

Late 19th Century Italian Other Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Marble

Breccia di Skiros Skull
Breccia di Skiros Skull

Breccia di Skiros Skull

$14,850
18th C, Late Baroque Style, Still Life, Dutch School, Vanitas Scene with Cherub
Located in brussel, BE
earthly for the heavenly, is typical of a memento mori painting. The skull immediately confronts us with
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18th Century Baroque Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Oil

18th C, Late Baroque Style, Still Life, Dutch School, Vanitas Scene with Cherub
18th C, Late Baroque Style, Still Life, Dutch School, Vanitas Scene with Cherub

18th C, Late Baroque Style, Still Life, Dutch School, Vanitas Scene with Cherub, Unknown

$3,061
Large Antique Pipe With A Skull Motif, Circa 1880.
Located in Bilzen, BE
typical collector's item in the "memento mori" style, produced in workshops in Germany or Austria at the
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Late 19th Century Austrian Other Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Porcelain, Wood

Large Antique Pipe With A Skull Motif, Circa 1880.
Large Antique Pipe With A Skull Motif, Circa 1880.

Large Antique Pipe With A Skull Motif, Circa 1880.

$795
Celebrative Painting With Flowers Oil On Canvas Early 900
Located in Milan, IT
"memento mori", the symbol of the transience of life. The beautiful painting is presented in a gilded
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Early 20th Century Other Art Style Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Oil

Celebrative Painting With Flowers Oil On Canvas Early 900
Celebrative Painting With Flowers Oil On Canvas Early 900

Celebrative Painting With Flowers Oil On Canvas Early 900, 1900s

$2,221
English Georgian Pearl, Porcelain Enamel and Gold Pendant Necklace
Located in New York, NY
a fashion in love jewelry, for Memento Mori or ‘vanitas’ pieces which meant, literally, ‘remember
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Early 1800s English Georgian Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Pearl, 18k Gold

English Georgian Pearl, Porcelain Enamel and Gold Pendant Necklace
English Georgian Pearl, Porcelain Enamel and Gold Pendant Necklace

English Georgian Pearl, Porcelain Enamel and Gold Pendant Necklace

$15,000
Antique French Beaded Crystal Flower Bouquet, Midcentury Swedish Glass Vase
Located in Brooklyn, NY
a modern version of a memento mori, often surrounding mirrors.
Category

Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Crystal

Antique French Beaded Crystal Flower Bouquet, Midcentury Swedish Glass Vase
Antique French Beaded Crystal Flower Bouquet, Midcentury Swedish Glass Vase

Antique French Beaded Crystal Flower Bouquet, Midcentury Swedish Glass Vase

$2,400
19th Century Italian Sculpture White Carrara Skull, Black Marquina Marble Bust
Located in Firenze, IT
of Vanitas or Memento Mori, theme related to the caducity of human existence faced in different
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19th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Marble, Carrara Marble

19th Century Italian Sculpture White Carrara Skull, Black Marquina Marble Bust
19th Century Italian Sculpture White Carrara Skull, Black Marquina Marble Bust

19th Century Italian Sculpture White Carrara Skull, Black Marquina Marble Bust

$7,120
Georgian Poison Ring Casket Aquamarine and Sapphire 18 Karat Gold Silver, 1850
Located in Santa Barbara, CA
. Worn as a memento mori, it would hold a loved one's photo or lock of hair. Condition: Good, wear
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Mid-19th Century Georgian Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Aquamarine, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver

Georgian Poison Ring Casket Aquamarine and Sapphire 18 Karat Gold Silver, 1850
Georgian Poison Ring Casket Aquamarine and Sapphire 18 Karat Gold Silver, 1850

Georgian Poison Ring Casket Aquamarine and Sapphire 18 Karat Gold Silver, 1850

$3,120
Painting The Penitent Magdalene, 17th-18th century
Located in Milan, IT
tradizionale Memento mori. Intorno a lei, tre angioletti la assistono, uno reggendole il vasetto di unguento
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18th Century and Earlier Other Art Style Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Oil

Painting The Penitent Magdalene, 17th-18th century
Painting The Penitent Magdalene, 17th-18th century

Painting The Penitent Magdalene, 17th-18th century, 1600s-1700s

$3,263
Dutch Golden Age Floral - Old Master art 17th century flower oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
passing of time as a memento mori. A really warm and glorious Dutch Golden Age floral and an excellent
Category

17th Century Old Masters Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Oil

Dutch Golden Age Floral - Old Master art 17th century flower oil painting
Dutch Golden Age Floral - Old Master art 17th century flower oil painting

Dutch Golden Age Floral - Old Master art 17th century flower oil painting, Circa 1690

$38,339
Early 17th-Century English School Portrait Of Edward Hill Original Gloves
Located in Cheltenham, GB
owner. The skull in the lower right is an interesting, rather Baroque, addition and acts as a Memento
Category

17th Century Old Masters Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Early 17th-Century English School Portrait Of Edward Hill Original Gloves
Early 17th-Century English School Portrait Of Edward Hill Original Gloves

Early 17th-Century English School Portrait Of Edward Hill Original Gloves, c. 1611

$5,203
David Adolf Constant Artz (After) Midday Meal, Oil Painting
By David Adolf Constant Artz
Located in Cheltenham, GB
painting served the same aim as a ‘memento mori’ from the 17th century. That being to downplay the
Category

1890s Dutch School Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Oil, Canvas

David Adolf Constant Artz (After) Midday Meal, Oil Painting
David Adolf Constant Artz (After) Midday Meal, Oil Painting

David Adolf Constant Artz (After) Midday Meal, Oil Painting, c. 1890

$540
Mid-19th Century Vanitas Academic Life Study Male Nude Carrying A Skull
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
those interested in memento mori or symbolic themes of life and death. © Big Sky Fine Art
Category

Mid-19th Century Academic Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Chalk, Paper

Mid-19th Century Vanitas Academic Life Study Male Nude Carrying A Skull
Mid-19th Century Vanitas Academic Life Study Male Nude Carrying A Skull

Mid-19th Century Vanitas Academic Life Study Male Nude Carrying A Skull

$3,964
Baroque Era Stuart Crystal Cypher and Braided Hair Ring
Located in Narberth, PA
, or as Memento Mori, a reminder of one's own mortality. This rare and stunning ring is a wonderful
Category

1680s Baroque Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Rock Crystal, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver

Baroque Era Stuart Crystal Cypher and Braided Hair Ring
Baroque Era Stuart Crystal Cypher and Braided Hair Ring

Baroque Era Stuart Crystal Cypher and Braided Hair Ring

$4,795
A Vanitas still life
By Evert Collier
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
still life serves as a memento mori, a reminder of human mortality and the fleeting nature of wealth
Category

17th Century Old Masters Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Oil

A Vanitas still life
A Vanitas still life

A Vanitas still life

$9,105
Still life with dead goldfinch - The mystic blue transcends death -
Located in Berlin, DE
flying. In this tradition, Cruickshanks' painting is a memento mori that is immediately appealing to
Category

1890s English School Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache

Still life with dead goldfinch - The mystic blue transcends death -
Still life with dead goldfinch - The mystic blue transcends death -

William Cruickshank
Still life with dead goldfinch - The mystic blue transcends death -, about 1890

$930
Saint Francis Adorating the Crucifix Napolitan Ceroplastics Naples, 17th Century
Located in Milano, IT
carrying the mori Memento skull. The composition with its intensity and emotional involvement is close to
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17th Century Italian Antique Memento Mori

Saint Francis Adorating the Crucifix Napolitan Ceroplastics Naples, 17th Century
Saint Francis Adorating the Crucifix Napolitan Ceroplastics Naples, 17th Century

Saint Francis Adorating the Crucifix Napolitan Ceroplastics Naples, 17th Century

$3,560
Italian Memento Mori
Located in New York, NY
16th Century Italian Marble Skull has all the grim honesty of a memento mori.
Category

18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Marble

Italian Memento Mori
Italian Memento Mori

Italian Memento Mori

$8,900
Memento Mori Diamond Skull Ring 18 Carat Gold
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
This 18ct Yellow Gold and Silver Memento Mori Diamond Skull ring is fabulous. Skull jewellery
Category

19th Century British Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver

Memento Mori Diamond Skull Ring 18 Carat Gold
Memento Mori Diamond Skull Ring 18 Carat Gold

Memento Mori Diamond Skull Ring 18 Carat Gold

$2,663
Antique Victorian Memento Mori Gold Skull Stick Pin
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
Mori (skull jewellery) is very collectable.  Memento Mori means, remember that you must die, and to
Category

Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Garnet, Gold, 15k Gold

Antique Victorian Memento Mori Gold Skull Stick Pin
Antique Victorian Memento Mori Gold Skull Stick Pin

Antique Victorian Memento Mori Gold Skull Stick Pin

$780
Antique Victorian Memento Mori Skull Earrings
Located in Sale, Cheshire
A particularly cool pair of Memento Mori skull earrings dating from the mid-Victorian period. The
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Memento Mori

Materials

15k Gold

Antique Victorian Memento Mori Skull Earrings
Antique Victorian Memento Mori Skull Earrings

Antique Victorian Memento Mori Skull Earrings

$3,500
Memento Mori Diamond Skull Diamond Ring 18 Carat Gold
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
This fabulous 18ct Yellow Gold Memento Mori Diamond Skull ring is fabulous. The skull is set with
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19th Century British Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel

Memento Mori Diamond Skull Diamond Ring 18 Carat Gold
Memento Mori Diamond Skull Diamond Ring 18 Carat Gold

Memento Mori Diamond Skull Diamond Ring 18 Carat Gold

$3,142
18th Century Memento Mori Garnet Skull Ring
Located in Austin, TX
18th Century memento mori enamel skull garnet and diamond ring. Table cut garnet and rose cut
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18th Century British Georgian Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Diamond, Garnet, Gold, Silver

18th Century Memento Mori Garnet Skull Ring
18th Century Memento Mori Garnet Skull Ring

18th Century Memento Mori Garnet Skull Ring

$12,000
Antique Victorian Memento Mori Skull Micro Mosaic Cross Pendant, 19th Century
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
This fabulous 19th Century cross is one of the most amazing Memento Mori pieces we have ever
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Memento Mori

Antique Victorian Memento Mori Skull Micro Mosaic Cross Pendant, 19th Century
Antique Victorian Memento Mori Skull Micro Mosaic Cross Pendant, 19th Century

Antique Victorian Memento Mori Skull Micro Mosaic Cross Pendant, 19th Century

$2,752
Anmtique Crystal Memento Mori Diamond Pendant 22 Karat Gold
Located in Napoli, IT
rare 22 KT solid gold pendant of the Georgian period a Memento Mori Skull with Diamond eyes is
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Early 1700s British Stuart Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Diamond, 22k Gold

Anmtique Crystal Memento Mori Diamond Pendant 22 Karat Gold
Anmtique Crystal Memento Mori Diamond Pendant 22 Karat Gold

Anmtique Crystal Memento Mori Diamond Pendant 22 Karat Gold

$5,200
Georgian Memento Mori Diamond Skull Ring 18ct Gold Dated 1813 Boxed
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
This remarkable Memento Mori ring features a Crystal window with a hand painted Enamel skull and
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1810s British Georgian Antique Memento Mori

Materials

Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Georgian Memento Mori Diamond Skull Ring 18ct Gold Dated 1813 Boxed
Georgian Memento Mori Diamond Skull Ring 18ct Gold Dated 1813 Boxed

Georgian Memento Mori Diamond Skull Ring 18ct Gold Dated 1813 Boxed

$3,936
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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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