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Sessione I: Mercoledì 14 giugno 2023 alle ore 15:00 CEST (Lotti 1-281) Oggetti d'arte, Avori, Wunderkammer, Argenti, Penne
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LOT 26:
German Vanitas with double-sided bronze skull - 18th century
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Start price:
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2,600
Estimated price :
€4,000 - €6,000
Buyer's Premium: 26%
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German Vanitas with double-sided bronze skull - 18th century
""Memento Mori"", Vanitas represented by a double-sided skull depicting the head of a living figure on one side and the skull on the another. 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 Chamber of Wonders (Wunderkammer), but also acted as contemplative reminders of mortality.
Height x width x depth: 13 x 13.5 x 10 cm. Weight: 890 g.
Item condition grading: **** good.
