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German elephant ivory Vanitas with skull - 18th century

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Estimations: 1 000 - 1 500 EUR
"Memento Mori", Vanitas represented by an elephant ivory skull (Loxodonta africana Blumenbach, 1797 or Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758) carved in the full round.
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: 6 x 5 x 5.5 cm. Weight: 122 g.
Item condition grading: **** good.
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.
Auction
ASTA 261 SESSION 1 - AUCTION 261 - JEWELLERY, WATCHES, SILVER, IVORIES, WUNDERKAMMER, PENS AND GOLD COINS
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Date
14 June 2023 CEST/Rome
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500 EUR
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1 000 - 1 500 EUR
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ASTA 261 SESSION 1 - AUCTION 261 - JEWELLERY, WATCHES, SILVER, IVORIES, WUNDERKAMMER, PENS AND GOLD COINS
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