A marble vanitas / memento mori comprising of an 18th Century anatomical skull & bones of a woman mounted on a 19th Century white marble stand / column with incised and gilt inscription in Latin reading 'Now is the time for drinking, now the time to dance footloose upon the earth, life is fleeting'. Measures approx; 37cm x 20cm x 14cm. From a private collection in Belgium.
A marble vanitas / memento mori comprising of an 18th Century anatomical skull & bones of a woman mounted on a 19th Century white marble stand / column with incised and gilt inscription in Latin reading 'Now is the time for drinking, now the time to dance footloose upon the earth, life is fleeting'. Measures approx; 37cm x 20cm x 14cm. From a private collection in Belgium.
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