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White Moon EC 17 - round textural abstract nature inspired 3Dsculpted 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
Black landscape 14 - 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
Crescent Moon Star Bangle Bracelet Silver J Dauphin
By J DAUPHIN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, aligning with collectors of celestial silver bangles, natural gemstone bracelets, and contemporary Memento
Category
2010s American Contemporary Bangles
Materials
Aquamarine, Black Diamond, Iolite, Tourmaline, Silver
Wendy Brandes 18K Yellow Gold Medallion Necklace With Skull-Shaped Black Diamond
By Wendy Brandes
Located in New York, NY
you're headed. This pendant combines the ancient jewelry concept of Memento Mori with modern-day gem
Category
2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, White Diamond, Black Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Death and the Printmaker — Allegorical Etching by David Avery
By David Avery
Located in Palm Springs, CA
looking over the shoulder of a printmaker as he works at his printing press. Memento Mori for printmakers
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
Diamond Sphere Necklace Black Enamel White Diamond Victorian Style
By J DAUPHIN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
order and the deeper themes found in Memento Mori jewelry.
Clean of enamel and stripped to essential
Category
2010s Indian Contemporary Chain Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, White Diamond, Black Diamond, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Enamel
Black Enamel Cuff Bracelet Studs Chakra
By J DAUPHIN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
revival jewelry and Memento Mori ornament, where enamel served as a medium for reflection and continuity
Category
2010s Indian Victorian Modern Bracelets
Materials
Tanzanite, Yellow Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, Whit...
Moonstone Heart Necklace Black Diamond Chain
By J DAUPHIN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
inspiration from Victorian mourning jewelry and Memento Mori traditions.
Known for its protective and
Category
2010s Indian Victorian Chain Necklaces
Materials
Black Diamond, Moonstone, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Dangle Ring Diamond Ball Black Enamel
By J DAUPHIN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Enamel, inspired by Victorian Age, Memento Mori
Designer: J Dauphin
The sphere as a symbol often
Category
2010s Indian Victorian Band Rings
Materials
Diamond, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
Light Blue Sphere Necklace White Diamonds – Celestial Drop Pendant
By J DAUPHIN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
the Memento Mori tradition, this piece reflects both transcendence and remembrance. The soft blue
Category
2010s Indian Contemporary Chain Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, White Diamond, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Heart Necklace Diamond Pearl Blue Enamel J Dauphin
By J DAUPHIN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
the Victorian Memento Mori tradition yet executed in a clean contemporary form, the necklace embodies
Category
2010s Indian Victorian Chain Necklaces
Materials
White Diamond, Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Diamond, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, E...
Uomo Barbuto II
Located in Brooklyn, NY
intentionally in the image, transforming it into a contemporary memento mori.
By depicting the weathered
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Renaissance Figurative Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
Uomo Barbuto
Located in Brooklyn, NY
the image, transforming it into a contemporary memento mori.
By depicting the weathered sculpture and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Renaissance Figurative Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
$9,000
"CAW", Contemporary, Owl Skull, Flowers, Red, Orange, Pink, Pastel
By Fu
una
Located in Franklin, MA
memento mori. Death is a recurring theme in Fu’una’s work. The work is mounted on 28 x 22 x .375 inch
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Foam Board
Black Star Charm Necklace Choker Blue Enamel
By J DAUPHIN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
of reflection and remembrance, tying the design to the Victorian Memento Mori lineage.
Bridging
Category
2010s Indian Contemporary Chain Necklaces
Materials
Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
Reflet, Contemporary Original Painting, Acrylic and Oil, Realist, Natural Art
Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR
vanitas and memento mori, yet reinterpreted with a contemporary sensitivity that merges realism and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Baroque wax religious figurative bas-relief from the 18th century
Located in Florence, IT
(memento mori legato al tema della vanitas), un libro (simbolo della meditazione) e una collana di perle
Category
Mid-18th Century Baroque More Art
Materials
Slate
"High water"
By Emmanuelle Vroelant
Located in Saint Pol de Léon, Bretagne
before the flip...”
The painting is a landscape memento mori (remember that you are going to die
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Glue, Acrylic, Other Medium
$6,080 Sale Price
20% Off
Skull Bone Light Holder Ruthenium Vintage
By J DAUPHIN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
including Bergdorf Goodman, Le Bon Marché, and Matches.
This design reflects the brand’s roots in Memento
Category
Early 2000s French Modern Models and Miniatures
Materials
Crystal
19th C. Italian Capriccio Ruins of Church with a Cemetery
Gravediggers
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
'Memento- mori' scene within the ruins of a once-grand ecclesiastical structure, rendered in a surprisingly
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Gothic Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
Means of Reproduction no. 1201 – PITTOSPORUM TOBIRA, Japanese Cheesewood
By Svjetlana Tepavcevic
Located in Sante Fe, NM
. Another signifier of passing time, decay, appears frequently and symbolizes memento mori: not only is life
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Means of Reproduction no. 628 – ROSA CALIFORNICA, Wild Rose
By Svjetlana Tepavcevic
Located in Sante Fe, NM
. Another signifier of passing time, decay, appears frequently and symbolizes memento mori: not only is life
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
No. 723 – MAGNOLIA GRANDIFLORA, Magnolia Tree
By Svjetlana Tepavcevic
Located in Sante Fe, NM
. Another signifier of passing time, decay, appears frequently and symbolizes memento mori: not only is life
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Price Upon Request
Means of Reproduction no. 329 – BLETILLA STRIATA, Chinese Orchid
By Svjetlana Tepavcevic
Located in Sante Fe, NM
. Another signifier of passing time, decay, appears frequently and symbolizes memento mori: not only is life
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Means of Reproduction no.1151
1152, ASTRAGALUS POMONENSIS, Pomona Milkvetch
By Svjetlana Tepavcevic
Located in Sante Fe, NM
. Another signifier of passing time, decay, appears frequently and symbolizes memento mori: not only is life
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Means of Reproduction no. 127 – JACARANDA MIMOSIFOLIA, Jacaranda Tree
By Svjetlana Tepavcevic
Located in Sante Fe, NM
. Another signifier of passing time, decay, appears frequently and symbolizes memento mori: not only is life
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Means of Reproduction no. 806 – PLANTANUS OCCIDENTALIS
By Svjetlana Tepavcevic
Located in Sante Fe, NM
. Another signifier of passing time, decay, appears frequently and symbolizes memento mori: not only is life
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Means of Reproduction no. 207 – PLANTANUS ACERIFOLIA, Yarwood Planetree
By Svjetlana Tepavcevic
Located in Sante Fe, NM
. Another signifier of passing time, decay, appears frequently and symbolizes memento mori: not only is life
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Means of Reproduction no. 2022 – MOJAVE DESERT POD
By Svjetlana Tepavcevic
Located in Sante Fe, NM
. Another signifier of passing time, decay, appears frequently and symbolizes memento mori: not only is life
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Price Upon Request
Means of Reproduction no. 524 – ACER SACCHARINUM, Silver Maple
By Svjetlana Tepavcevic
Located in Sante Fe, NM
. Another signifier of passing time, decay, appears frequently and symbolizes memento mori: not only is life
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Means of Reproduction no. 116 – ASTRAGALUS POMONENSIS, Pomona milvetch
By Svjetlana Tepavcevic
Located in Sante Fe, NM
. Another signifier of passing time, decay, appears frequently and symbolizes memento mori: not only is life
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Means of Reproduction no. 1192 – KOELREUTERIA ELEGANS, Chinese Rain Tree
By Svjetlana Tepavcevic
Located in Sante Fe, NM
. Another signifier of passing time, decay, appears frequently and symbolizes memento mori: not only is life
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
No. 11302 CAESALIPINIA PULCHERRIMA - Poinciana
By Svjetlana Tepavcevic
Located in Sante Fe, NM
. Another signifier of passing time, decay, appears frequently and symbolizes memento mori: not only is life
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Price Upon Request
No. 8143 – EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS, Tasmanian Blue Gum
By Svjetlana Tepavcevic
Located in Sante Fe, NM
. Another signifier of passing time, decay, appears frequently and symbolizes memento mori: not only is life
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Price Upon Request
Means of Reproduction No. 111312 - DIOSCOREA VILLOSA, Wild Yam
By Svjetlana Tepavcevic
Located in Sante Fe, NM
. Another signifier of passing time, decay, appears frequently and symbolizes memento mori: not only is life
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Means of Reproduction no. 804
By Svjetlana Tepavcevic
Located in Sante Fe, NM
, appears frequently and symbolizes memento mori: not only is life fleeting and finite, life and death are
Category
1990s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Price Upon Request
Means of Reproduction no. 807
By Svjetlana Tepavcevic
Located in Sante Fe, NM
, appears frequently and symbolizes memento mori: not only is life fleeting and finite, life and death are
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Price Upon Request
Means of Reproduction no. 627 and no. 701 (diptych)
By Svjetlana Tepavcevic
Located in Sante Fe, NM
. Another signifier of passing time, decay, appears frequently and symbolizes memento mori: not only is life
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Price Upon Request
Means of Reproduction no. 1191
By Svjetlana Tepavcevic
Located in Sante Fe, NM
, appears frequently and symbolizes memento mori: not only is life fleeting and finite, life and death are
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Price Upon Request
Means of Reproduction no. 919
By Svjetlana Tepavcevic
Located in Sante Fe, NM
, appears frequently and symbolizes memento mori: not only is life fleeting and finite, life and death are
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Price Upon Request
Means of Reproduction no. 406
By Svjetlana Tepavcevic
Located in Sante Fe, NM
, appears frequently and symbolizes memento mori: not only is life fleeting and finite, life and death are
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Price Upon Request
Means of Reproduction no. 2011
By Svjetlana Tepavcevic
Located in Sante Fe, NM
, appears frequently and symbolizes memento mori: not only is life fleeting and finite, life and death are
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Price Upon Request
Means of Reproduction no. 612
By Svjetlana Tepavcevic
Located in Sante Fe, NM
symbolizes memento mori: not only is life fleeting and finite, life and death are two ends of the same
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Price Upon Request
Means of Reproduction no. 922
By Svjetlana Tepavcevic
Located in Sante Fe, NM
, appears frequently and symbolizes memento mori: not only is life fleeting and finite, life and death are
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Price Upon Request
Means of Reproduction no. 615
By Svjetlana Tepavcevic
Located in Sante Fe, NM
and symbolizes memento mori: not only is life fleeting and finite, life and death are two ends of the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Price Upon Request
Lapiz Lazuli Ring Cocktail Ring Black Enamel
By J DAUPHIN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
black enamel bezel adds dramatic contrast and a touch of Victorian elegance, recalling Memento Mori
Category
2010s Indian Victorian Cocktail Rings
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Enamel
TAKASHI MURAKAMI: Enso - Limited edition hand signed
numb. Superflat, Pop Art
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Madrid, Madrid
skulls that appear and disappear with the glint of the light—like a whispering memento mori hidden
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Prints
Materials
Varnish, Lithograph, Offset
Heart Cuff Bracelet Diamond Ruby Light Pink Enamel Truth Faith
By J DAUPHIN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Memento Mori designs, here interpreted in a contemporary form.
Materials:
14k gold-plated brass
Hand
Category
2010s Indian Victorian Modern Bracelets
Materials
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Enamel
Uomo Barbuto (Gold)
Located in Brooklyn, NY
, transforming it into a contemporary memento mori.
By depicting the weathered sculpture and presenting it as a
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Renaissance Figurative Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
Textured Rose Study, Abstract Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
timeless themes into contemporary compositions. Her works often explore subjects as memento mori, the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Painter in a Field, Abstract Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
memento mori, the female body, and historical motifs. “I believe strongly in the need for people to make
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Figures in a Landscape, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
interprets timeless themes into contemporary compositions. Her works often explore subjects as memento mori
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist More Art
Materials
Oil
Victorian Style Diamond Bow Neck Bangle Necklace
By J DAUPHIN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, timeless femininity, and Memento Mori traditions, reimagined as a modern statement piece.
Raw diamonds are
Category
2010s Indian Victorian Choker Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Brass
Heaven in a Wild Flower- Katharina Husslein Botanical Flower Still life Painting
By Katharina Husslein
Located in DE
'Memento Mori' character. Showcasing the beauty of a moment in time that is fragile and has to be enjoyed
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
J DAUPHIN Chakra Star Cuff Bracelet Black Enamel
By J DAUPHIN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
architecture that evokes celestial geometry and Victorian craftsmanship.
The deep black enamel recalls memento
Category
2010s American Victorian Bangles
Materials
White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, ...
Cat Skeleton, Original Signed Black and Pink Contemporary Painting on Canvas
Located in Boston, MA
in stark contrast. An item in a cabinet of curiosities, this memento mori work serves as a pausing
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Quartz Crystal Ring White Enamel Coctail Ring
By J DAUPHIN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
and references historic Victorian enamel work, including Memento Mori jewelry where white enamel
Category
2010s Indian Victorian Cocktail Rings
Materials
Quartz, Crystal, Enamel, Gold Plate, 14k Gold
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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.