Black memento mori - Skull carved in buffalo horn
Black memento mori
Skull carved in buffalo horn
Description
Black memento mori
Skull carved in buffalo horn
Memento mori: a latin expression meaning "remember that you will die". Created to remind proud and greedy men of their mortality, these skulls are carved from horn. In Indonesia, the cult of the dead is a festive tradition, which allows them to honour their ancestors.
Material: Buffalo horn.
Dimensions: H3x2x2.5 cm
They are all different - Illustration photos
Silver Ex-voto - Model: Anatomy - Hand - By Boncoeurs
Silver Ex-voto - Votive Offering - Sacred Art - Religious Art by Boncoeurs
An ex-voto (from the Latin ex voto suscepto, “according to the vow made”) is an offering made to a deity or saint in gratitude for a favor received or in request of protection. This offering can take many forms.
These offerings in the form of objects can take many forms and be made from a variety of materials.
Model: Anatomy - Hand
Pillar Candle by Cabinet de Cire for Curiositas - Leaving...
Pillar Candle by Cabinet de Cire for Curiositas
Model: Leaving the grave
Made in France
Antique wooden advertising crate for Gallia / Ch. Gervais...
Antique wooden advertising crate for Gallia / Ch. Gervais infant milk concentrate
Found in Parisian cellars that served as laboratories and storage rooms for pharmacists preparing their masterful concoctions from 1900 to 1950.
It was used to store products, glass bottles, etc.
Period: Circa 1947–1955
Memento Mori sculpted from a deck of cards - Poker RED-...
Memento Mori sculpted from a deck of cards - Poker
Size M
RED color
Second Empire Stamped Letter - Napoleon III Stamp - Envelope
Stamped letter-envelope of the Second Empire
Dated from 1852-1870
Sardonyx Agate Obelisk - Banded agate - Ref C
Sardonyx Agate Obelisk
Also known as banded agate
Origin: India
Antique Red Soft Leather Notebook - Maison Merci Louis
Antique Red Soft Leather Notebook from Maison Merci Louis
Dimensions: 10x15cm - 36 blank white pages
Soft notebook in patinated leather
Belle Epoque Floral Candelabra - Art Nouveau - Chiselled...
Floral Candelabra - Chiselled Brass and Painted Flowers - Circa 1900 - Candlestick
Late 19th century - Early 20th century: Belle Époque / Art Nouveau: 1895-1910
Sold without candles
19th-century Victorian style mannequin hand - For hanging...
Articulated patinated wooden hand
For hanging or standing
19th-century Victorian style mannequin hand
They are all slightly different in terms of patina! Illustrative photos
Golden Ex-voto - Model: Sacred Heart BOUQUET By Boncoeurs
Golden Ex-voto - Votive Offering - Sacred Art - Religious Art by Boncoeurs
An ex-voto (from the Latin ex voto suscepto, “according to the vow made”) is an offering made to a deity or saint in gratitude for a favor received or in request of protection. This offering can take many forms.
These offerings in the form of objects can take many forms and be made from a variety of materials.
Model: Sacred Heart BOUQUET
Antique base in bronze for ball, sphere or egg - Base -...
Antique bronze base for ball, sphere, or egg - Base - stand
The feet are shaped like animal mouths.
Late 19th - early 20th century
Sold alone without egg or ball
Golden Ex-voto - Model: Sacred Heart Maria (Large) By...
Golden Ex-voto - Votive Offering - Sacred Art - Religious Art by Boncoeurs
An ex-voto (from the Latin ex voto suscepto, “according to the vow made”) is an offering made to a deity or saint in gratitude for a favor received or in request of protection. This offering can take many forms.
These offerings in the form of objects can take many forms and be made from a variety of materials.
Model: Sacred Heart Maria (Large)
19th century Louis Philippe period hanging table lamp -...
Louis Philippe period hanging table lamp
Period: July Monarchy around 1835-1845, still in transition from Rococo to the previous Restoration period.
Bronze with medal patina and cobalt blue blown glass.
Former oil night lamp.
Beautiful presence and intact patina, complete system.
Deer antler sculpture - Octopus on trunk - On pedestal
Deer antler sculpture - Octopus on trunk - On pedestal
Material : Antler
Origin: Indonesia
Black memento mori
Skull carved in buffalo horn