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Antique Print of a Hermit of Saint Paul with a Skull on his Coat, 1845
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Ermite de Saint Paul'. Print of a Hermit of Saint Paul. This print originates from 'Histoire et Costumes des Ordres Religieux'.
Artists and Engravers: Author...
Category
19th Century Antique Skull
Materials
Paper
$247 Sale Price
20% Off
Memento mori ivory handle walking stick, Germany 1860.
Located in Milan, IT
Walking stick: ivory carved handle, depicting a Memento Mori, a hand holding a skull. Malacca wood
Category
Mid-19th Century German Antique Skull
Materials
Ivory, Wood
Rustic Decorative Deer Antler Wall Plaque
Located in Queens, NY
image of a skull with antlers and mounted on a shield-shaped wooden plaque.
Category
Late 19th Century American Rustic Antique Skull
Materials
Antler
Le Rhinocéros/Le Rhinocéros d’Afrique - Etching by Jacques de Sève-18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
anatomical study of the skull. The upper figure represents a rhinoceros in a generalized or Asian type, while
Category
18th Century Old Masters Antique Skull
Materials
Etching
The Prisoner of Nightmares - Lithograph - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
figres. On the lower left corner, we can also see a skull.
Category
Early 20th Century Contemporary Antique Skull
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Large antique silvered bronze altar crucifix on wood cross and stand
Located in Sleepy Hollow, NY
figure of Christ, the crucifix is further adorned with a skull and crossbones, a reference to Golgotha
Category
19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Skull
Materials
Bronze
Lightwood Male Statue Snake Vertebrae Belt and Necklace, Mangbetu People, DRC
Located in Leuven , BE
occipital bone, resulting in an ‘elongated’ skull. For this purpose, children’s heads were tightly wrapped
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Antique Skull
Materials
Softwood
Ancient Indian Red Sandstone Relief depicting Shiva
Located in Los Angeles, CA
garland and tiara of skulls, while holding a rattle drum in his upper right hand, with his long locks of
Category
15th Century and Earlier Indian Antique Skull
Materials
Sandstone
18th Century Oil - Saint Aloysius Gonzaga
Located in Corsham, GB
Gonzaga. The saint is represented through traditional iconography: a lily symbolising purity, a skull
Category
Early 18th Century Antique Skull
Materials
Oil
Nepalese Polychromed Terracotta Mask of Bhairava
Located in Los Angeles, CA
skull tiara with the head of Ganga at center, while his hair stands wildly on end, supporting several
Category
16th Century Nepalese Antique Skull
Materials
Terracotta
Miniature painted in pencil on paper, depicting a Vanitas, Germany circa 1850.
Located in Milan, IT
that holds the glass. The miniature depicts a skull resting on a stone block shelf, on which sits an
Category
Mid-19th Century German Antique Skull
Materials
Brass
17th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Painting Saint Francis of Assisi, 1660
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
meditation, of remarkable pictorial quality. The saint is depicted in a cave, next to a skull, a book, and a
Category
1660s Italian Antique Skull
Materials
Canvas
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
Category
1640s Italian Antique Skull
Materials
Copper
Post-Medieval enamel mourning ring, circa 1706.
Located in London, GB
skull design and repeating scroll motif with remnants of black enamel, the interior engraved ‘E Fearne
Category
Early 1700s European Antique Skull
Materials
Yellow Gold, Enamel
The Hypocrisy of Female Appearance - Etching by Johann Heinrich Lips - 1780s
By Johann Heinrich Lips
Located in Roma, IT
skull concealed beneath a hooded cloak, positioned as if whispering into the living figure’s ear. This
Category
1780s Old Masters Antique Skull
Materials
Etching
17th C, Baroque, Flemish School, Saint Francis in Ecstasy.Oil on oak panel.
Located in brussel, BE
with God. The upward gaze of his large eyes captures this mystical moment. The skull and the book
Category
17th Century Baroque Antique Skull
Materials
Oil
Mary Magdalene in Penitence, Cast bronze relief, 16th/17th century
Located in Gorssel, GE
contemplation before the Crucifix, which she tenderly holds in her right hand. A skull and ointment jar appear
Category
17th Century Antique Skull
Materials
Bronze
Saint Jerome in the Wilderness, Cast bronze relief, 16th/17th century
Located in Gorssel, GE
contemplation. Around him are his traditional attributes: the cardinal’s hat, a book, and a skull. At his feet
Category
17th Century Antique Skull
Materials
Bronze
Stuart Crystal Mourning Ring with Memento Mori Devices. England, 18th century.
Located in London, GB
crystal” enclosing a painted skull beneath the stone. The collet is flanked by pierced shoulders with
Category
18th Century Antique Skull
19th C Mouse Curiosity Cavendish Tomb Taxidermy William Bentinck Prime Minister
Located in Lowestoft, GB
(1768 - 1854), from the skull of his father William Cavendish Bentinck, 3rd Duke & 4th Earl of Portland
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Skull
Materials
Natural Fiber
T-Rex Tooth
Located in London, GB
stiff skull allowed it to channel all the force of its muscles into its bite. The skulls also featured
Category
15th Century and Earlier American Antique Skull
Materials
Bone
$45,549
Crucifix on Calvary, Plague of Christ or Plague Crucifix. France, circa 1700.
Located in Milan, IT
, of Adam's skull, of the worn out but not yet undone body. France early 18th century.
Category
Early 18th Century French Antique Skull
Materials
Wood
Fossilised Dinosaur Skin with Hexagonal Scales
Located in London, GB
its entire skull, and its mysteriously long arms. The preservation of skin impressions in the fossil
Category
15th Century and Earlier American Antique Skull
Materials
Stone
Early Eighteenth-Century Gold Mourning Ring with Monogram and Vanitas Device.
Located in London, GB
with an interlaced monogram LR accompanied by a skull and crossbones. This combination of initials with
Category
18th Century Antique Skull
Jukun Commemorative Royal Ancestor Figure, Jukun People, Northeastern Nigeria.
Located in Leuven , BE
standing, bearded, with a tribal skull-cap with extensions on each side of the head. Statuettes of this
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Antique Skull
Materials
Wood
17th Century Italian Religious Painting on Glass
By Leandro da Ponte known as Leandro Bassano (Bassano, 1557 - Venice, 1622), attributed to
Located in Roma, IT
iconography of the Crucifixion is a central symbol of the Christian religion and sacred art.
The skull at the
Category
Mid-17th Century Baroque Antique Skull
Materials
Glass, Oil
Les Sorcières de Mechlin (The Witches of Mechlin) - Lithograph - 1846
Located in Roma, IT
, and a skull peers from the shadows.
Printed in 1846, the work belongs to the celebrated 19th-century
Category
1840s Modern Antique Skull
Materials
Lithograph
Antique Extremely Rare Triple-Combed Burgonet Helmet Ca 1540 Italy
Located in Doha, QA
dating to circa 1540. The skull is forged in one piece and surmounted by three low combs finely decorated
Category
16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Skull
Materials
Iron
Megatherium Skeleton Lithograph – Giant Ground Sloth, Brodtmann c.1830
Located in Langweer, NL
, heavily built pelvis, curved claws, and elongated skull. The articulation emphasizes the animal’s powerful
Category
1830s Swiss Antique Skull
Materials
Paper
17th Century French School Portrait of a Lady as the Magdalene
By Jean Nocret
Located in London, GB
holding a gold ointment jar but with a different pose, dress and attributes (a skull, rather than a book
Category
17th Century French Baroque Antique Skull
Materials
Canvas
18th Century, Italian Baroque Painting St Jerome penitent by Antonio Zanchi
Located in IT
with St. Jerome is confirmed here through the customary symbols of his meditation: a skull, a book
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Skull
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
Pair of Louis XV style Gilt Armchairs with Baroque gothic Iconography Upholstery
Located in NICE, FR
rendered in a painterly, almost Old-Master style, while the other showcases a vivid, fantastical skull
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Skull
Materials
Fabric, Giltwood
A devotional wall-mounted dedicated to Saint Michael. Italy, 17th century.
Located in Milan, IT
overlapping skulls. Below is a predella with the inscription: "Saint Michael, pray for the forgotten souls
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Skull
Materials
Metal
BaroqueWooden Sculpture, Christ crucified following Guglielmo Della Porta Italy
Located in Valladolid, ES
cross from ebony, all resting on a rocky base with a skull at the foot of the cross. Three nails adorn
Category
1680s Baroque Antique Skull
Materials
Wood
Baroque wooden sculpture, Christ crucified following Guglielmo della Porta, Ital
By Stefano Della Porta
Located in Valladolid, ES
, and the cross from ebony, all resting on a rocky base with a skull at the foot of the cross. Three
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1680s Spanish Baroque Antique Skull
Materials
Wood
Sophisticated Elephant Anatomy Wall Set – Original Buffon Engravings, 1769
Located in Langweer, NL
examine the massive skull, jaw, teeth, and tusk core, offering a rare and precise look at one of the most
Category
Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Skull
Materials
Paper
19th Century Oil on Canvas Spanish Saint Francis Of Assisi Painting Dated 1865
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
kneeling next to a skull and a book, symbols of vanitas and meditation on the transience of life.
The
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1860s Spanish Antique Skull
Materials
Canvas
Miniature painted in gouache on paper, depicting a Memento Mori, Italy 1808.
Located in Milan, IT
a gold-plated brass decoration that fixes the glass. The miniature represents a skull from whose eye
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Skull
Materials
Brass
18th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Religious Painting Saint Francis of Assisi
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
holding a crucifix, flanked by a skull and a scourge, iconographic symbols linked to penance and
Category
1770s Italian Antique Skull
Materials
Canvas
Antique Arabian Execution Procession in Desert, Maximilian Egypt 1846
Located in Langweer, NL
scene wall art
skull hanging
Category
Mid-19th Century German Antique Skull
Materials
Paper
17th century Flemish wooded landscape with castle and hilltop town.
Located in Firenze, IT
of Mary Magdalene, seated near the grotto with her traditional attributes—the skull, the book and the
Category
Early 17th Century Flemish School Antique Skull
Materials
Canvas, Oil
La Passerelle
By Henri Ottmann
Located in London, GB
Ottmann suffered a fractured skull and spine. After being transported in a coma to a clinic in Vernon
Category
Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Antique Skull
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Louis XV style Armchair with Artistic Religious and Floral Motifs
Located in NICE, FR
backrest features a dramatic floral skull composition—rich in texture and detail—set against a deep teal
Category
19th Century French Louis XIII Antique Skull
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Antique Fossil Mammal Prints – Mastodon, Mammoth
Megatherium, c.1880
Located in Langweer, NL
rhinoceros) and Megatherium cuvieri, a giant ground sloth. At the top are comparative skulls of Bos
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Skull
Materials
Paper
17th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Religious Painting Saint Francis of Assisi
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
open book and a skull, reminiscent of the work of painters associated with the Tenebrism movement.
The
Category
1670s Italian Antique Skull
Materials
Canvas
Study of a male head - Italian futurist charcoal drawing
Located in Milano, IT
elongated skull and parallel lines marking the back of the head, reveals an interest in the synthesis
Category
1910s Antique Skull
Materials
Wood, Paper
Sir Charles Frederick
Located in London, GB
a skull or other objects associated with prayer.
Category
18th Century Old Masters Antique Skull
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Early 18th-Century Russian Icon, Volga Masters (Circle), The Crucifixion
Located in Cheltenham, GB
, is the image of God, together with a dove, to represent the Holy Spirit. At the foot lies the skull
Category
1720s Old Masters Antique Skull
Materials
Gold Leaf
Nu Étendu dans L’Herbe (Nude Lying on the Grass)
By Henri Ottmann
Located in London, GB
works in Rouen, a burst tire caused his car to roll over in which Ottmann suffered a fractured skull and
Category
Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Antique Skull
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Large 19th Century Agate Cameo Memento Mori Ring
Located in Firenze, IT
Exceptional antique gold ring, with an agate cameo depicting a skull and a snake.
The work is
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Skull
Materials
Agate, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Les Bords de Seine (The Banks of the Seine)
By Henri Ottmann
Located in London, GB
tire caused his car to roll over in which Ottmann suffered a fractured skull and spine. After being
Category
Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Antique Skull
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Quellinus Allegory Vanity Paint Oil on canvas old master 17th Century Flemish
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
, the skull, the hunting horn and the books.
Next to him is a still life of multicolored flowers
Category
17th Century Old Masters Antique Skull
Materials
Oil
$14,849 Sale Price
20% Off
Fine 18th Century Oil - Mary Magdalene
Located in Corsham, GB
long, flowing blonde hair and penitent tears in her eyes. A skull at her hands reminds the viewer of
Category
Early 18th Century Antique Skull
Materials
Oil
Large Tibetan Vajrabhairava Gilt Bronze Statue
Located in Bradenton, FL
consort. Features multiple arms holding various implements and skulls adorning the head, typical of
Category
19th Century Nepalese Tibetan Antique Skull
Materials
Bronze
Remarkable Buddhist Tantric Bronze Box from Tibet or Laos 9839
Located in Ukiah, CA
seated in a relaxed pose with a skull and a vase to her sides. On a rectangular base the inside a couple
Category
19th Century Laotian Antique Skull
Materials
Bronze
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
Category
Late 17th Century Antique Skull
Materials
Oil
Louis XV style Armchair with Surrealist Iconography Upholstery
Located in NICE, FR
faith and cultural heritage. The seat bursts with theatrical opulence—a crowned skull surrounded by red
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Skull
Materials
Fabric, Wood
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