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Antique Sterling silver Memento Mori Skeleton Bell: RARE
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Presented here is a very rare Antique Memento Mori Bell from the early 1900s. There is a figural skeleton on the front facing of the bell. The Bell is in perfect working order and has a lovely sound. There is some age related wear to the silver and no damage. It is 1.5 inches long, weighs 13.5 grams and is solid silver. It is marked .925 on the inside. This bell was most likely used as a watch fob.
An expression from a sermon by John Donne a 17th century English Poet: Donne says that because we are all part of mankind, any person's death is a loss to all of us: “Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind; and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.” This idea of the tolling of the death bell comes from 'The Ceremony of Tolling the Bell at the Time of Death': bell-ringing and mourning in England c.1500-c1700.
I will include the black silky cord as shown in the last photo so the bell can be worn right away by a man or a woman. Circa 1900-1910
An expression from a sermon by John Donne a 17th century English Poet: Donne says that because we are all part of mankind, any person's death is a loss to all of us: “Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind; and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.” This idea of the tolling of the death bell comes from 'The Ceremony of Tolling the Bell at the Time of Death': bell-ringing and mourning in England c.1500-c1700.
I will include the black silky cord as shown in the last photo so the bell can be worn right away by a man or a woman. Circa 1900-1910
Item id: V370
Type: Fine
Color: Silver
Style: Edwardian
Item size: 1.5 inches long
Item type: Antique
Material: Sterling Silver, Silver
Type: Fine
Color: Silver
Style: Edwardian
Item size: 1.5 inches long
Item type: Antique
Material: Sterling Silver, Silver
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