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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 22:
German elephant ivory Vanitas with skull - 19th century
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Start price:
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3,800
Estimated price :
€7,000 - €10,000
Buyer's Premium: 26%
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German elephant ivory Vanitas with skull - 19th century
""Memento Mori"", Vanitas represented by an elephant ivory skull (Loxodonta africana Blumenbach, 1797 or Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758) carved in the full round; in the lower part, is represented the ""breath of life"". 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: 10 x 9.5 x 11.2 cm. Weight: 933 g.
Item condition grading: ***** excellent.
Accompanied by CITES certificate.
This lot is available for sale only with shipments within the European Union; the CITES certificate for export outside the European Community can only be requested for lots sold to museums.
