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LOT 0393

Articulated Skeleton in Gold Closet Memento Mori Pendant Charm

EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D.

1 1/2 in. (5.39 grams, 40 mm (legs extended)).

Formed as a cupboard with hinged door, decorative openwork backplate and an applied large question mark to the door; inside the cupboard a white enamelled skeleton with articulated fold-out legs and articulated jaw operated by lever from the rear.

Provenance

Property of a County Durham collector; acquired on the UK art market.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

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LOT 0393

Articulated Skeleton in Gold Closet Memento Mori Pendant Charm

Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,380

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