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LOT 0380
Post Medieval Memento Mori Coffin Pendant with a Skeleton
17TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (11.67 grams, 28 mm).
Rectangular in plan with staple and ring to short edge; hinged lid with chequy border, engraved skull in profile, winged hourglass, crossed long-bones and heart; legend to the edge 'VIVAMVS MI[.] ORIENTIVM EST' (for 'Vivamus, moriendum est' -we should live [now] for we must die [in time]'); hatched chequy pattern to underside; inner chamber with reserved skeleton on an enamelled field.
ProvenancePrivate collection, UK.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12999-246015.
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LOT 0380
Post Medieval Memento Mori Coffin Pendant with a Skeleton
Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,900
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