Black memento mori
Skull carved in buffalo horn
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
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An antique absinthe topette (decanter)
10 Beaded Topette
Antique and large drum microscope
In it's mahogany wooden box
For botanist, entomologist - XIXth century
This is a larger model than those usually found on the market
Antique mechanical date stamp with rotating discs
Weathered wooden handle and metal frame.
The metal mechanism is in working order, but the rotating rubber date bands are original, dry and cracked, and in some places broken (printing functionality not guaranteed).
Sold for decorative purposes.
Heart Mirror Ball by Boncoeurs by Boncoeurs
Ex-voto
Model: Large
Sold separately without mount
Cup by Patrizia Italiano – Octopus – Handmade white ceramic from Sicily – Medium size
Handmade white ceramic from Sicily
Patrizia Italiano is a renowned Italian artist and ceramist, whose work is a true celebration of Sicily, her homeland and her main source of inspiration. Patrizia Italiano lives in Sicily, Italy, between Palermo and Filicudi, one of the Aeolian Islands.
She draws her inspiration from Sicilian landscapes, its history and its people. She is famous for her anthropomorphic vases, the famous Sicilian Moor’s Heads, which she reinterprets with great humour and a modern twist, giving them the names of Sicilian merchants.
High-temperature glazed art ceramic, very sturdy and with colours that will not fade.
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Decayed book notebook of Merci Louis manufacturer - Small model
Entirely handmade in cotton paper with irregular edges, all pages are aged and yellowed
Blank notebook
Tripod Torch Holder with Coat of Arms - Napoleon III-era Troubadour style in brass
This style, known as ‘Troubadour style’, reintroduced fantastical animals and medieval imagery into the decorative arts.
19th century
Sold without candle
Antique mechanical date stamp with rotating discs
Light wooden handle and metal frame.
The metal mechanism is in working order, but the rotating rubber date bands are original, dry and cracked, and in some places broken (printing functionality not guaranteed).
Sold for decorative purposes.
Sardonyx Agate Obelisk
Also known as banded agate
Origin: India
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 ROSIER
Antique wooden advertising case for Mont Blanc - Rumilly condensed milk - Drawer
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.
This box is no longer just a transport container, it has been adopted as a piece of furniture.
Period: Circa 1920–1940
Chinese Dragon with 4 claws
Known as the Mang Dragon to distinguish it from the Long Dragon with 5 claws, which was reserved for the Emperor of China and his family.
Solid brass sculpture
Mid-20th century
Clastic Mannequin - Dr. Auzoux's anatomical skinned
Sardonyx Agate Obelisk
Also known as banded agate
Origin: India
Antique medicine box in canvas cardboard
Size L
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Black memento mori
Skull carved in buffalo horn
