A Quite Wonderful 18thC Carved Oak & Iron Mounted Memento Mori Doorstop Carved as a Human Skull

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A Quite Wonderful 18thC Carved Oak & Iron Mounted Memento Mori Doorstop Carved as a Human SkullOrigin: English Period: Anne George I George II Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1700 50 Depth: 10 Height: 9 or 11 with handle Width: 7 The unique oak Momentum Mori door stop, being carved in the round as a slightly larger than life sized human skull mounted with an iron ring handle to the top and with a beautiful primitive iron strap repair, the whole with a superb patination and outstanding colour surviving from early Georgian period England. The items

surrounded by the names of revolutionaries fallen during the fighting in 1830

There is one small crack to the lower left of the glass

Puffin #2: 9” high x 7” deep on a 4” base

striking at the half hour and hour on one bell

Around the time this piece was crafted

and the two servants immortalised here must have had a rather good relationship with their masters to have had effigies made of them so we think that’s more than likely what occurred in this instance

The suite is therefore presented in immaculate condition

Tivoli about 1771 by Gavin Hamilton

The overall composition is of a good quality and the bird is in good condition though a little dusty

an 18th Century architect known for his works at Croft and Powis Castle among others

Circumference: 42

one corner chipped absent

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