London, Italia
Términos y condiciones de venta
Ver demostración
21 dicembre 2021 ore 12:00 CET
La subasta ha concluído
|
LOTE 5:
Italian ivory Vanitas with skull - 18th Century
|
|
|
Precio inicial:
€
900
Precio estimado :
€1 500 - €2 000
Comisión de la casa de subasta: 26%
Más detalles
|
Italian ivory Vanitas with skull - 18th Century
"Memento Mori" Vanitas represented by an oval elephant ivory plaque (Loxodonta africana Blumenbach, 1797 or Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758) carved with the symbol of the skull and crossbones. 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 8.5 x 5.6 cm. Weight 74.5 gr. Item condition grading: **** good. Accompanied by Ce.S.Ar. Centro Studi Archeometrici certificate of authenticity (pre-1947).
