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Memento mori
Skeletal: an expertly made, intricately detailed
rendering of a human skeleton in silvered bronze, the
form assembled with fully articulated joints, mounted
on a bespoke metal stand. Of German manufacture,
late 1970s. Height: 31 inches (79 cms). Ref 4819
Ref 4821
Ref 4820
The stuff of thought: (below) a finely cast, welldetailed
sculpture of a human skull made in the
late 1930s, height: 5 inches (13 cms) Ref 4820;
an unusual pair of well-formed skull-shaped
bookends mounted on silver plated stands, the
skulls in clear Lucite with opening and closing
jaws. French, circa 1970s. Height: 6 inches (15
cms) Ref 4821; and a novel pair of silvered bronze
skull bookends, mounted on bronze stands.
Italian, circa 1950. Ref 4822
A symbol of death or mortality, representation of
the human skull is a reminder of the brevity and
fragility of human life.
Ref 4822