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Privacy - Contemporary, Figurative, Woman, Polaroid, 21st Century
By Lisa Toboz
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
realize now that with each photo I took, I was leaving behind a memento mori of sorts. I had read a lot
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid
Echo - Contemporary, Figurative, Woman, Polaroid, 21st Century, Portrait
By Lisa Toboz
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
was leaving behind a memento mori of sorts. I had read a lot about spirit photography, and how film
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid
Negative Space - Contemporary, Figurative, Woman, Polaroid, 21st Century
By Lisa Toboz
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
project, but I realize now that with each photo I took, I was leaving behind a memento mori of sorts. I
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid
California Abstract Expressionist Linocut Lithograph Ronald Reagan Political Art
By Hans Burkhardt
Located in Surfside, FL
the abstract memento mori.” In 1964, for the first time in forty years, Burkhardt returned to Basel
Category
1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Linocut
California Abstract Expressionist Linocut Lithograph Sepia Print Edition of 6
By Hans Burkhardt
Located in Surfside, FL
the abstract memento mori.” In 1964, for the first time in forty years, Burkhardt returned to Basel
Category
1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Linocut
Hammer
Sickle, acetate of iconic image, given by Warhol to Chromacomp Inc.
By Andy Warhol
Located in New York, NY
becomes a memento mori, a reminder of the horrors of war and dictatorships. Although the same may be said
Category
1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Mixed Media, Photographic Paper, Photographic Film
"Triple Elvis" Denied Andy Warhol Silver Black Pop Art Painting by Charles Lutz
By Charles Lutz
Located in Brooklyn, NY
premature death in August 1962, he discovered a memento mori to unite the obsessions driving his career
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Enamel
"Elvis", Denied Andy Warhol Silver
Black Pop Art Painting by Charles Lutz
By Charles Lutz
Located in Brooklyn, NY
discovered a memento mori to unite the obsessions driving his career: glamour, beauty, fame, and death. As a
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Untitled Abstract Painting, Oil on Canvas, 2010s, Unframed, 24x20
By Hédy Gobaa
Located in Montreal, Quebec
what no longer is: The paintings perform a high tech memento mori. Reproductions of these works are
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled Abstract Painting, Oil on Canvas, 2010s, Unframed, 24x20
By Hédy Gobaa
Located in Montreal, Quebec
what no longer is: The paintings perform a high tech memento mori. Reproductions of these works are
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled Abstract Painting, Oil on Canvas, 2010s, Unframed, 24x20
By Hédy Gobaa
Located in Montreal, Quebec
what no longer is: The paintings perform a high tech memento mori. Reproductions of these works are
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Black-and-White Photography, Fashion Stiletto, High Heel
By Roberta Fineberg
Located in New york, NY
A black-and-white image of a stiletto, a high heel by Roberta Fineberg, the photograph is a memento
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Portal - Contemporary, Woman, Polaroid, Photograph, 21st Century
By Lisa Toboz
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
beginning of the project, but I realize now that with each photo I took, I was leaving behind a memento mori
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid
$303 Sale Price
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Gesture of Kindness - Contemporary, Woman, Polaroid, Photograph, 21st Century
By Lisa Toboz
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
project, but I realize now that with each photo I took, I was leaving behind a memento mori of sorts. I
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid
Memento Mori
Located in Snellegem, BE
Memento Mori
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Religious Items
Materials
Wood, Glass, Bone
$1,305
Memento Mori 2
By Kate MacDowell
Located in Miami, FL
Slip cast and hand built porcelain with glaze. Classical theme of Memento Mori, with contemporary
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Sculptures
Japanese Memento Mori Tonkutsu sculpture
Located in MILANO, IT
A Japanese wood tonkotsu (tobacco box) of a memento mori on a lotus flower with ojime.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Boxwood
Renaissance Memento Mori Ring
Located in New York, NY
Memento Mori ring worn as an everyday reminder of the brevity and vanity of life and of the need to be
Category
English More Rings
Georgian Carved Memento Mori Skull Stick Pin
Located in Boston, Lincolnshire
A Rare Antique Georgian c.1800s "Memento Mori" skull stick pin. Memento mori from Latin means
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Brooches
Materials
Silver
Memento Mori
By Nicholas
Sheila Pye
Located in Bethesda, MD
works. The work, "Memento Mori" was a centerpiece of their exhibition entitled "Vanitas" in 2008. The
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment, Photographic Paper
"Memento Mori" Photographic Print, Claudio Bader, 2016
By Claudio Bader
Located in Lugano, TI
Unique Print "Memento Mori" by Swiss Photographer Claudio Bader.
Signed and dated, Unico 1/1, 10
Category
2010s Swiss Photography
Materials
Paper
Georgian Mourning and Memento Mori Ring
Located in New York, NY
Georgian mourning & memento mori ring featuring a skull under square faceted rock crystal in silver
Category
Antique 1730s Georgian Band Rings
Materials
Crystal, 18k Gold, Silver
Antique Georgian Memento Mori Skull Coral Pendant 1800s
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
This fabulous Georgian hand carved Memento Mori skull is genuine Georgian.
Memento mori means
Category
Antique 17th Century British Georgian More Jewelry
Materials
Coral
Victorian Gold Diamond and Emerald Memento Mori Ring
Located in Sofia , BG
Victorian MEMENTO MORI SKULLS 18k Gold, 1.5ct DIAMONDS & 2.84 ct Colombian Emerald ring! The ring
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Victorian Engagement Rings
Materials
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
Memento Mori
Located in London, GB
Brice Gelot is a french self-taught photographer who has gained a strong reputation for his raw and powerful photography, known for his photojournalism, documenting the street cultur...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print
Memento mori
Located in Veendam, NL
Marion Kraus (1953) is a Dutch contemporary art painter and digital photographer. In her oeuvre she gradually shifted from oil painting towards the digital camera. In some of her pho...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Memento Mori
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Jenn Dierdorf's flower paintings offer an arresting take on a timeless subject.
With a reference to Dutch Vanitas painting, still-life painting influences the series, both visually...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Early, 18th Century, Gold, Memento Mori Ring
Located in Rochford, Essex
Gold, enamel ring, circa 1750. An exceptional, fine quality memento mori ring detailed with enamel
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century British More Rings
Materials
Yellow Gold
Attilio Codognato Memento Mori Double Face Medallion and Chain
By Attilio Codognato
Located in Napoli, IT
Attilio Codognato
Large double face Memento Mori Medallion with matched chain
Hand crafted of
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Contemporary Necklace Enhancers
Materials
Agate, Carnelian, Citrine, Diamond, Rock Crystal, 14k Gold, Silver
Diamond Skull Locket Ring 18 Carat Gold Memento Mori
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
This ingenious ring has been crafted in the Georgian Memento Mori style. 18ct Yellow Gold has been
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Georgian Fashion Rings
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold, Silver
Very Rare French Earthenware Memento Mori Skull Paving Tile, circa 1530
Located in Concord, MA
A very rare French "Memento Mori" tile used in French paving from the 13th-17th century. Comparable
Category
Antique 16th Century French Ceramics
Materials
Earthenware
Tourmaline gold enamel skull ring memento Mori
By William Llewellyn Griffiths
Located in Melbourne, Vic
William Llewellyn Griffiths split shank.
Measuring 12.3mm above the finger this sumptuous memento mori
Category
2010s Australian Baroque Cocktail Rings
Materials
Rubelite, Tourmaline, Gold, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
925 Sterling Silver Memento Mori Belt Buckle with 29.70 Carat Aquamarine, Spinel
Located in Miami, FL
925 Sterling Silver Memento Mori Belt Buckle with 29.70 ct Aquamarine, Spinel
Note: Straps sold
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern More Jewelry
Materials
Aquamarine, Spinel, Sterling Silver
Georgian Style Black Enamel Memento Mori Ring, Enamel Silver Skeleton Band Ring
Located in Rottedam, NL
Antique style enamel skeleton band inscribed: "Memento Mori". The ring design is inspired by
Category
Antique 17th Century Dutch Georgian Band Rings
Materials
Silver, Enamel, Sterling Silver
Memento Mori Tiny Skull Pendant in 14k Gold by Alex Jacques Designs
By Alex Jacques Designs
Located in Providence, RI
Love skulls? This tiny memento mori skull charm is the lightweight pendant for you then. Designed
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Victorian Pendant Necklaces
Materials
14k Gold
Leda Jewel Co Mexican Cantera Fire Opal
Pearl Skull Memento Mori Earrings
By Leda Jewel Co
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Memento Mori earrings featuring Mexican cantera fire opals with carved pearl skulls. A Carpe Diem
Category
2010s Artisan Dangle Earrings
Materials
Opal, Pearl, Fire Opal, 18k Gold, 22k Gold, Sterling Silver
Memento Mori Evolving Series
By Shahar Livne
Located in EINDHOVEN, NB
A ceramic collection of sculptural functional objects inspired by the parallel line between the process of ceramic casting and the growth and decay of organic beings.
Through experi...
Category
2010s Dutch Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Memento Mori Evolving Series
By Shahar Livne
Located in EINDHOVEN, NB
A ceramic collection of sculptural functional objects inspired by the parallel line between the process of ceramic casting and the growth and decay of organic beings.
Through experi...
Category
2010s Dutch Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Gösta Werner Memento Mori, 1964, Big Oil on Canvas Painting, Signed
By Gösta Werner
Located in Stockholm, Sweden
Gösta Werner (Swedish 1909-1989.)
Memento mori.
Oil on canvas.
Signed and dated 1964.
89x116cm
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Paintings
Memento Mori Pin Mounted with Large Japanese Carved Angel Skin Coral Skull
Located in Port Hope, ON
This silver metal Memento Mori pin features a large (1.0" long X 0.5" wide) grinning skull
Category
Antique Early 1900s Japanese Art Nouveau Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Coral, Silver Plate
Memento Mori Broadsheet, Putto Sleeping on a Scull, Conrad Meyer
By Johannes Meyer
Located in Norwich, GB
Broadsheet
Memento Mori. Ein jeder ist dem Tod verpflicht, Wann, Wie und Wo, das weiss er nicht
Category
Antique 17th Century Swiss Baroque Wallpaper
Materials
Paper
Holy Head - Skull, Abstract, Memento Mori, Acrylic, 21dt Century, Dark, Painting
By Gogi Gelantia
Located in Berlin, DE
. The edges of the canvas are inhabited by life-like flies. Following in the tradition of Memento Mori
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Memento Mori Skull Ring in 14k Gold with Diamond Tooth by Alex Jacques Designs
By Alex Jacques Designs
Located in Providence, RI
due to the process and the customized nature of each ring. Yours will be truly one-of-a-kind!
Memento
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Cocktail Rings
Materials
Diamond, 14k Gold
Memento Mori Skull Ring in 14k Gold with Diamond Tooth by Alex Jacques Designs
By Alex Jacques Designs
Located in Providence, RI
due to the process and the customized nature of each ring. Yours will be truly one-of-a-kind!
Memento
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Cocktail Rings
Materials
Diamond, 14k Gold
Memento Mori Skull Ring in 14k Gold with Diamond Tooth by Alex Jacques Designs
By Alex Jacques Designs
Located in Providence, RI
due to the process and the customized nature of each ring. Yours will be truly one-of-a-kind!
Memento
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Cocktail Rings
Materials
Diamond, 14k Gold
Memento Mori Skull Ring in 14k Gold with Diamond Tooth by Alex Jacques Designs
By Alex Jacques Designs
Located in Providence, RI
due to the process and the customized nature of each ring. Yours will be truly one-of-a-kind!
Memento
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Cocktail Rings
Materials
Diamond, 14k Gold
Memento Mori Skull Ring in 14k Gold with Diamond Tooth by Alex Jacques Designs
By Alex Jacques Designs
Located in Providence, RI
due to the process and the customized nature of each ring. Yours will be truly one-of-a-kind!
Memento
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Cocktail Rings
Materials
Diamond, 14k Gold
Memento Mori Skull Ring in 14k Gold with Diamond Tooth by Alex Jacques Designs
By Alex Jacques Designs
Located in Providence, RI
due to the process and the customized nature of each ring. Yours will be truly one-of-a-kind!
Memento
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Cocktail Rings
Materials
Diamond, 14k Gold
Memento Mori Skull Ring in 14k Gold with Diamond Tooth by Alex Jacques Designs
By Alex Jacques Designs
Located in Providence, RI
due to the process and the customized nature of each ring. Yours will be truly one-of-a-kind!
Memento
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Cocktail Rings
Materials
Diamond, 14k Gold
Memento Mori Skull Ring in 14k Gold with Diamond Tooth by Alex Jacques Designs
By Alex Jacques Designs
Located in Providence, RI
due to the process and the customized nature of each ring. Yours will be truly one-of-a-kind!
Memento
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Cocktail Rings
Materials
Diamond, 14k Gold
Memento Mori Skull Ring in 14k Gold with Diamond Tooth by Alex Jacques Designs
By Alex Jacques Designs
Located in Providence, RI
due to the process and the customized nature of each ring. Yours will be truly one-of-a-kind!
Memento
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Cocktail Rings
Materials
Diamond, 14k Gold
Memento Mori Skull Ring in 14k Gold with Diamond Tooth by Alex Jacques Designs
By Alex Jacques Designs
Located in Providence, RI
due to the process and the customized nature of each ring. Yours will be truly one-of-a-kind!
Memento
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Cocktail Rings
Materials
Diamond, 14k Gold
Memento Mori Skull Ring in 14k Gold with Diamond Tooth by Alex Jacques Designs
By Alex Jacques Designs
Located in Providence, RI
due to the process and the customized nature of each ring. Yours will be truly one-of-a-kind!
Memento
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Fashion Rings
Materials
Diamond, 14k Gold
Antique Memento Mori Late 18th Century
Located in Firenze, IT
Shipping policy
No additional costs will be added to this order.
Shipping costs will be totally covered by the seller (customs duties included).
Vanity skull in plaster painted, mo...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Victorian Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Plaster
Fine Victorian Memento Mori Locket on Necklace
Located in Toronto, Ontario
30 mm wide. It opens to reveal space for the memento or photograph. The locket is 18K yellow gold
Category
Antique 1880s Victorian Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Pearl, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
Amedeo "Memento Mori" Cameo Buckle Belt with Python Leather
By AMEDEO
Located in New York, NY
70mm sardonyx cameo set on sterling silver, black rhodium with 3.94cts of black diamonds and python leather.
Category
2010s Italian Artisan More Jewelry
Materials
Diamond, Black Diamond, Sterling Silver
Antique Sandstone Skull, Possibly from a Gravestone, Memento Mori
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Possibly Germany, circa mid-19th century, a greenish sandstone like the “Anröchter Stein” found in Westfalen, Germany. Chiselling marks from a stonemason with a rusty nails head on t...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century German Other Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Sandstone
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Memento Mori For Sale on 1stDibs
On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate memento mori for your needs in our varied inventory. Each design created in this style — which was crafted with great care and often made from gold, yellow gold and 18k gold — can elevate any look. Find an antique version now, or shop for 140 vintage or 246 modern creation for a more contemporary example of these cherished accessories. Making the right choice when shopping for a memento mori may mean carefully reviewing examples of this item dating from different eras — you can find an early iteration of this piece from the 18th Century and a newer version made as recently as the 21st Century, both of which have proven very popular over the years. For this particular piece, are consistently popular carat weights. A memento mori from J DAUPHIN, Attilio Codognato and William Llewellyn Griffiths — each of whom created a beautiful version of this treasured accessory — is worth considering. A memento mori can make for a versatile accessory, but a selection from our variety of 136 diamond versions can add an especially stylish touch. See these pages for a brilliant cut iteration of this accessory, while there are also emerald cut cut and round cut cut versions available here, too. If you’re browsing our inventory for a memento mori, you’ll find that many are available today for women, but there are still pieces to choose from for unisex and men.
How Much is a Memento Mori?
The price for a memento mori starts at $155 and tops out at $160,000 with these rings, on average, selling for $1,663.
Questions About Memento Mori
- What is a memento mori ring?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021Memento mori ring is a ring that is an artistic reminder of the inevitability of death. ‘Memento mori’ is a Latin term that means “remember you must die.” These rings typically either feature a skull, crossbones or skeletons to prompt people to remember the shortness of life. Shop a range of memento mori rings on 1stDibs.
- What does memento mori mean?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021Memento mori means “remember that you must die” in Latin. A memento mori is an object which serves as either a warning or reminder of death. An example of a memento mori is a skull.