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Rare Regency Memento Mori Box
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Decorated with four skulls to top with titles of a Witch, King, Beauty and Beggar to each Skull underneath. Lidded.
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Antique 19th Century English Regency Decorative Boxes

18-C English Bilston Battersea Enamel Memento Mori, Memory of a Friend Snuff Box
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An 18th century Georgian English Bilston Battersea enameled snuff or patch box, the motto reads
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Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

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Copper

3 Pc, Natalia Brilli Lampskin Leather Jewelry Suite
Located in Atlanta, GA
to offer a contemporary version of the vanity in minimal form, thus provoking a memento mori as
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20th Century French Jewelry Boxes

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Leather

Lady's folding fruit knife silver blade mother of pearl handle
Located in Milan, IT
nacque a Sheffield il 7 maggio 1829, morì nel 1895 all’età di 66 anni a causa del dispiacere a seguito
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Antique 1860s Knife Boxes

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Silver

Japanese Bronze Carp
Located in Hudson, NY
dedicated to his work called the Mori no Chabako Museum (Tea Box in the Forest Museum). The Fukagawa Museum
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Metalwork

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Bronze

Japanese Bronze Carp
Japanese Bronze Carp
H 7 in W 23.5 in D 8 in
Japanese Nihonga Painting 1900 Meiji/Taisho Scroll Shûseki, Okutani Landscape
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Box size Axis: Height 206.5cm Width 29.3cm Drawing…Height 126.7cm Width 19.5cm *There may be slight
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20th Century Taisho Paintings

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Silk

Hiroshi Sugimoto, Time Exposed #342, Adriatic Sea, Gargano, 1990 - Framed
By Hiroshi Sugimoto
Located in Brooklyn, NY
lakes around the world. Using his late-19th/early-20th century big box camera with black-and-white sheet
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Late 20th Century Japanese Photography

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Paper

Hiroshi Sugimoto, Time Exposed Seascape #369, Marmara Sea, Silivli, 1991 FRAMED
By Hiroshi Sugimoto
Located in Brooklyn, NY
the world. Using his late-19th/early-20th century big box camera with black-and-white sheet film, he
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Late 20th Century Japanese Photography

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Paper

Hiroshi Sugimoto, Time Exposed, Seascape #368, Black Sea, Oakbayir, 1991
By Hiroshi Sugimoto
Located in Brooklyn, NY
 century big box camera with black-and-white sheet film, he achieves high technical results with gradations
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Late 20th Century Japanese Photography

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Paper

Hiroshi Sugimoto, Time Exposed, Seascape #333, Arctic Ocean, Nord Kapp, 1990
By Hiroshi Sugimoto
Located in Brooklyn, NY
 century big box camera with black-and-white sheet film, he achieves high technical results with gradations
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Late 20th Century Japanese Photography

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Paper

Hiroshi Sugimoto, Time Exposed, Seascape #336, North Sea, Berriedale, 1990
By Hiroshi Sugimoto
Located in Brooklyn, NY
 century big box camera with black-and-white sheet film, he achieves high technical results with gradations
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Late 20th Century Japanese Photography

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Paper

Hiroshi Sugimoto, Time Exposed, Seascape #371, Marmara Sea, Silivli, 1991
By Hiroshi Sugimoto
Located in Brooklyn, NY
 century big box camera with black-and-white sheet film, he achieves high technical results with gradations
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Late 20th Century Japanese Photography

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Paper

Hiroshi Sugimoto, Time Exposed, Seascape #334, Arctic Ocean, Nord Kapp, 1990
By Hiroshi Sugimoto
Located in Brooklyn, NY
 century big box camera with black-and-white sheet film, he achieves high technical results with gradations
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Late 20th Century Japanese Photography

Materials

Paper

Hiroshi Sugimoto, Time Exposed, Seascape #347, Mediterranean Sea, Crete, 1990
By Hiroshi Sugimoto
Located in Brooklyn, NY
 century big box camera with black-and-white sheet film, he achieves high technical results with gradations
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Late 20th Century Japanese Photography

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Paper

Hiroshi Sugimoto, Time Exposed, Seascape #364, Bay of Biscay, Bakio, 1991
By Hiroshi Sugimoto
Located in Brooklyn, NY
 century big box camera with black-and-white sheet film, he achieves high technical results with gradations
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Late 20th Century Japanese Photography

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Paper

Hiroshi Sugimoto, Time Exposed, Seascape #370, Marmara Sea, Silivli, 1991
By Hiroshi Sugimoto
Located in Brooklyn, NY
 century big box camera with black-and-white sheet film, he achieves high technical results with gradations
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Late 20th Century Japanese Photography

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Paper

Mirror Atomic by Antonio Cagianelli, Italy, Contemporary, 2017
By Antonio Cagianelli
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Mori Edizioni Galleria Colombari, Milan – Exhibition The Realm of Esprits - Milan Furniture Fair 2006
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2010s Italian Wall Mirrors

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Wrought Iron, Gold Leaf

Contemporary Lamps Atomic Gold Leaf by Antonio Cagianelli, Italy
By Antonio Cagianelli
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
- Exhibition Rebel - Milan Furniture Fair 2007 2006 Arums Gallery, Paris - Exhibition Memento Mori Edizioni
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Hagi Ikebana Vase by Kyusetsu Miwa X Japanese Studio Pottery
By Kyusetsu Miwa X
Located in Atlanta, GA
ikebana for flower display during tea ceremony and comes with its original storage box tomobako with
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20th Century Japanese Japonisme Ceramics

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Ceramic

Dakota Jackson French Art Deco Postmodern Mahogany Executive Partners Desk 96"
By Dakota Jackson
Located in Dayton, OH
large boxes for sawing a woman in half and small boxes from which doves would emerge in full flight.[11
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Late 20th Century Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Stainless Steel

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Located in Vancouver, CA
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Located in MILANO, IT
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Located in Zohor, SK
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Located in South Burlington, VT
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Located in South Burlington, VT
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Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
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Mori Box For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic mori box available at 1stDibs. Each mori box for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, animal skin and gold leaf. If you’re shopping for a mori box, we have 9 options in-stock, while there are 2 modern editions to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer mori box, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A mori box made by Art Deco designers — as well as those associated with Georgian — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made mori box over the years, but those crafted by Antonio Cagianelli, Bilston Battersea and Dakota Jackson are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Mori Box?

The average selling price for a mori box at 1stDibs is $4,000, while they’re typically $295 on the low end and $11,270 for the highest priced.