Bertolami Fine Arts srl Piazza Lovatelli, 1 00186 Roma Italia, Italy
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Sessione I: Martedì 6 dicembre 2022 alle ore 15:00 CET (Lotti 1-301)
Sessione II: Mercoledì 7 dicembre 2022 alle ore 15:00 CET (Lotti 302-560)
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LOT 342:
"Memento Mori", skull shaped Almoner - 18th century, Italy - France ?"Memento Mori" - Vanitas ...
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1,800
Estimated price :
€2,500 - €3,500
Buyer's Premium: 27%
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"Memento Mori", skull shaped Almoner - 18th century, Italy - France ?
"Memento Mori" - Vanitas, carved wood with top handle and hinged back door.
A vanitas is a symbolic work of art showing the transience of life, the futility of pleasure, and the certainty of death. The skull was the symbol of death from the 1500s onwards; previously death was represented as a skeleton. Skulls were very popular in the Baroque period and were not only an essential part of any Wonderland Room (Wunderkammer), but also acted as contemplative reminders of mortality.
Height x width x depth: 10 x 8 x 5 cm. Weight 400 g.
Item condition grading: **** good.
