Rare antique Victorian 18K GOLD PLATED MEMENTO MORI SKULL pocket watch fob key

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Rare antique Victorian 18K GOLD PLATED MEMENTO MORI SKULL pocket watch fob key
Rare antique Victorian 18K GOLD PLATED MEMENTO MORI SKULL pocket watch fob key
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I am pleased to offer from my private collection this Rare antique Victorian 18K GOLD PLATED MEMENTO MORI SKULL pocket watch key fob
NO RESERVE!
This is
a link to the tradition of the memento mori - an object designed to remind us that life is brief and that we should seize the moment while we are here.
Since the beginning of time,the skull is been used as a symbol of mortality, victory, the ultimate Memento Mori.
The skull represented the contemplation of eternity.
In Elizabethan England, it was an emblem of bawds, rakes and sexual adventure. Its a symbol men, in particular, have always loved to paint, carve, cast, and wear.
Provenance:This piece comes directly from the famous Skulls collection of Dr.Atanas Karamov,who was the personal physician to King Ferdinand I of Bulgaria.   Dr.Karamov was also a member of
the first Bulgarian Regular Masonic Lodge named “Balkanska Zvezda” c1890's .
His collection contain over 1200 skull watches,skull goblets,skull victorican jewelry etc...
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Every potencial defect which is shown in the photos,but not mention in the description,will be considered for described.All the photos shoot by professional Nikon 105 Macro lens under 40x diopter magnification,so you can explore even the smallest detail like under microscope!
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