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Ibex Skull Sculpture with Horn and Malachite
Located in Astoria, NY
A vintage memento mori sculpture depicting an ibex skull in black fiberglass with large horns and a
Category
20th Century American Rustic Sculptures
Materials
Malachite, Brass
An Enamel Diamond Gold Skull Ring
Located in Firenze, IT
A Renaissance style Memento Mori skull ring made with champleve multicolored enamels,rose-cut
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Fashion Rings
Materials
Diamond, 18k 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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paper
Enamel Diamond Gold Skull Ring
Located in Firenze, IT
A Renaissance style Memento Mori skull ring made with champleve multicolored enamels and brilliant
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Fashion Rings
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold
An Enamel Diamond Gold Skull Ring
Located in Firenze, IT
A Renaissance style Memento Mori skull ring made with champleve multicolored enamels,rose-cut
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Fashion Rings
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold
Enamel Diamond Gold Skull Ring
Located in Firenze, IT
style Memento Mori skull ring made with champleve multicolored enamels and rose-cut diamonds.
Weight
Category
20th Century Italian Fashion Rings
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold
Enamel Ruby Diamond Gold Skull Ring
Located in Firenze, IT
style Memento Mori skull ring made with champleve multicolored enamels, rose-cut diamonds and rubies
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Fashion Rings
Materials
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
Attilio Codognato Renaissance Revival Enamel Ruby Gold Skull Ring
By Attilio Codognato
Located in Firenze, IT
The ruby eye black enamel Memento Mori skull surmounted by a dark green enamel quatrefoil, the
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Retro Fashion Rings
Materials
Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Codognato Enamel Diamonds Gold Skull Poison Ring
By Attilio Codognato
Located in Firenze, IT
Renaissance style Memento Mori skull ring made with champleve multi colored enamels.With a secret
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Fashion Rings
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Black Skull "Ulysses Ulysses" Glass Butterfly Globe
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Black skull "Memento Mori" with Butterflies "Ulysses Ulysses" under a glass globe
Fitted with a
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Wood
Codognato Silver Gold and Enamel Diamond Gold Skull Bracelet
By Attilio Codognato
Located in Firenze, IT
Designed as a line of seven Memento Mori gold and silver crossed bones skulls, the larger at the
Category
1990s Italian Contemporary Link Bracelets
Materials
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Silver, Enamel
Attilio Codognato Renaissance Style Enamel Diamond Gold Skull Snake Lizard Ring
By Attilio Codognato
Located in Firenze, IT
The Renaissance style Memento Mori skull with a snake entering inside and a lizard ring made
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Dome Rings
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
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.
Category
17th Century Other Art Style Portrait Paintings
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
Category
Early 20th Century French Necklace Enhancers
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
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Picture Frames
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
Category
Antique 1890s Belgian Baroque Revival Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Oak
Composition of Plaster Skull Decorated with Beetles and Butterflies
Located in Leuven , BE
A modern approach of Memento Mori with a plastered skull covered in shells of green beetles. The
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Taxidermy
Materials
Glass, Organic Material
White Diamond Black Diamond Star Ball Necklace Black Enamel Victorian Style
By J DAUPHIN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
of memento mori—Latin for "remember you must die." This philosophical reminder of mortality serves to
Category
2010s Indian Contemporary Chain Necklaces
Materials
White Diamond, Black Diamond, Gold, Silver, Enamel
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
Category
Antique 18th Century French French Provincial Wardrobes and Armoires
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
Category
Mid-19th Century Other Art Style Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
White Diamond Black Diamond Star Ball Necklace Black Enamel Victorian Style
By J DAUPHIN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
wisdom and power.
Victorian Inspiration and Black Enamel - Memento Mori: The necklace draws inspiration
Category
2010s Indian Contemporary Chain Necklaces
Materials
White Diamond, Black Diamond, Silver, Enamel, Brass
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
Category
Antique Early 18th Century French Baroque Wall Mirrors
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
Category
Late 17th Century Other Art Style Figurative Paintings
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
Category
Antique 1710s English George I Band Rings
Materials
18k Gold
$14,000
Art Nouveau C. Allan Gilbert Paris School Portrait Print, Woman
Grapes
Located in Big Flats, NY
memento mori or vanitas) titled All Is Vanity. The drawing employs a double image (or visual pun) in which
Category
20th Century French Art Nouveau Prints
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
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
Category
17th Century Other Art Style Figurative Paintings
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
Category
18th Century Other Art Style Portrait Paintings
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
Category
18th Century Other Art Style Figurative Paintings
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
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Spanish Baroque Paintings
Materials
Copper
Richard Minadeo Green Wedgewood Cameo Earrings
By Richard Minadeo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Memento Mori: 1980’s and Today. Famous in the ’80s for his handmade, one of a kind, and extremely personal
Category
2010s American Clip-on Earrings
Maudeline Everglot - Contemporary colorful flora fauna acrylic painting
By Keng Wai Lee
Located in London, GB
on end, giving them names and characters.”
Keng Wai Lee
This painting is part of the Memento Mori
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Barkis Bittern - figurative butterflies flowers contemporary acrylic on canvas
By Keng Wai Lee
Located in London, GB
end, giving them names and characters.”
Keng Wai Lee
This painting is part of the Memento Mori
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Richard Minadeo Virgin Mary
Red Crystal Earrings
By Richard Minadeo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Resurrected: Richard Minadeo and the art of Memento Mori: 1980’s and Today. Famous in the ’80s for his
Category
2010s American Drop Earrings
Richard Minadeo Gold Snake
Roman Bracelet
By Richard Minadeo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
: Richard Minadeo and the art of Memento Mori: 1980’s and Today. Famous in the ’80s for his handmade, one of
Category
2010s American Cuff Bracelets
Richard Minadeo Onyx
Crown Cross Necklace
By Richard Minadeo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
and the art of Memento Mori: 1980’s and Today. Famous in the ’80s for his handmade, one of a kind, and
Category
2010s American Pendant Necklaces
Richard Minadeo Three Tier Pink
Ivory Cameo Earrings
By Richard Minadeo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
: Richard Minadeo and the art of Memento Mori: 1980’s and Today. Famous in the ’80s for his handmade, one of
Category
2010s American Clip-on Earrings
Richard Minadeo Purple, Pink,
Gold Cross Earrings
By Richard Minadeo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
: Richard Minadeo and the art of Memento Mori: 1980’s and Today. Famous in the ’80s for his handmade, one of
Category
2010s American Clip-on Earrings
Richard Minadeo Pink Astrological Mystic Earrings
By Richard Minadeo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Resurrected: Richard Minadeo and the art of Memento Mori: 1980’s and Today. Famous in the ’80s for his
Category
2010s American Clip-on Earrings
Richard Minadeo White
Gold Capricorn Zodiac Earrings
By Richard Minadeo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
: Richard Minadeo and the art of Memento Mori: 1980’s and Today. Famous in the ’80s for his handmade, one of
Category
2010s American Clip-on Earrings
Scraps - contemporary decorative floral butterflies colourful acrylic painting
By Keng Wai Lee
Located in London, GB
on end, giving them names and characters.”
Keng Wai Lee
This painting is part of the Memento Mori
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
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
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Louis XV Paintings
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
Category
19th Century Renaissance Figurative Sculptures
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
Category
Antique 1860s Victorian Signet Rings
Materials
10k Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
Leaves and Branches, Nature study
Located in New York, NY
unnoticed. Yet, Currier transforms this subject into a captivating botanical memento mori. Her technique is
Category
1980s American Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
Wendy Brandes 18K Gold, Diamond, Sapphire Locket Ring With Skull Hidden Inside
By Wendy Brandes
Located in New York, NY
known by the Latin phrase "Memento mori" -- "remember you are mortal." This particular design was
Category
2010s American Contemporary Signet Rings
Materials
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Rhodium, Gold
Lydia Courteille Day-of-the-Dead Collection Ring
Located in Litchfield, CT
. Excellent condition.
Note: From Courteille's Memento Mori collection.
Stone Details: Intaglio cut skull
Category
Early 2000s French Modern Cocktail Rings
Materials
Black Diamond, Hematite, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
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
Category
17th Century Other Art Style Figurative Paintings
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
Category
1720s Flemish School Figurative Paintings
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
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Gothic Paintings
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
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Renaissance Busts
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
Category
Antique Early 18th Century British George IV Band Rings
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold
Peonies
By Peter Hoffer
Located in Bloomfield, ON
The floral still life as a memento mori is re-interpreted by Peter Hoffer in this mixed media
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Plexiglass, Mixed Media
$10,500
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
Category
19th Century Academic Figurative Sculptures
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
Category
Antique Late 18th Century British George III More Rings
Materials
Diamond, 15k Gold
Black landscape 15 - round textural abstract nature inspired sculpted paper
Located in New York, NY
seemingly banal material with a genuine concern for ethics. Like modern-day memento mori, Saliba’s works
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper
Souffle d
or - round gold textural abstract nature inspired 3D sculpted paper
Located in New York, NY
seemingly banal material with a genuine concern for ethics. Like modern-day memento mori, Saliba’s works
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold Leaf
Gold bubble 5 - round textural abstract nature inspired 3D sculpted paper
Located in New York, NY
seemingly banal material with a genuine concern for ethics. Like modern-day memento mori, Saliba’s works
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold Leaf
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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.