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Lot 85 | Tie pin and signet with Memento mori skull

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TIE PIN AND SIGNET WITH MEMENTO MORI SKULL.

Description: Tie pin with skull. France, circa 1867. 750 gold, enamel, diamonds. When battery operated the skull rolls with the eyes and snaps with the jaw. L.ca.9,2 cm.
Provenance:
-Acquired at Sotheby's, London, 2003
Exhibitions:
-"Zum Sterben schön!" Museum Schnütgen, 50667 Cologne, 2006.
-"Zum Sterben schön! Der Tod in Literatur, bildender Kunst und Musik". Goethe Museum, Schloß Jägerhof, Düsseldorf, 2006/2007.

Memento Mori signet with noble coat of arms. German ca. 1800. Wood, bronze. H.8,5 cm.
Provenance:
-Acquired at Kunsthandel Wachholz, Munich.
Exhibitions:
-"Zum Sterben schön!" Museum Schnütgen, Cologne, 2006.
Condition B/C.

Contact:
Susanne Mehrgardt
Decorative Art
+49 221 92 58 62 400

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Stock Id: 68008-165