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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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