Null 835 silver cufflinks, skull with snake, ruby eyes, 835 & "MM"
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835 silver cufflinks, skull with snake, ruby eyes, 835 & "MM" hallmarked, weight approx. 13.8g Internal number A0200100530

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835 silver cufflinks, skull with snake, ruby eyes, 835 & "MM" hallmarked, weight approx. 13.8g Internal number A0200100530

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ALEXANDER DERKACHENKO: SKULL AND SNAKE, MEMENTO MORI ALEXANDER DERKACHENKO: SKULL AND SNAKE, MEMENTO MORI By Alexander Derkachenko, signed with the artist’s mark Ukraine, c. 1990s Finely carved in caramel-stained mammoth tusk as a coiled snake writhing around a skull, the snake’s eyes inlaid with dark horn, the underside with two asymmetrical himotoshi and the artist’s typical signature. HEIGHT 3.5 cm Condition: Small chip to two teeth. Otherwise excellent condition. Provenance: Austrian private collection, acquired from the artist directly. Memento mori (Latin for ‘remember that you will die’) is an artistic and symbolic reminder of the inevitability of death. Altogether sobering, and in some sense comforting, it’s an epitaph for the masses – commoners and kings alike. Such art, which already appeared in ancient cultures, is also associated with festivals in remembrance and honor of the deceased, as held by many peoples throughout the world. Auction comparison: Compare to a closely related netsuke by the same artist and carved in boxwood at Zacke, Fine Japanese Art, 27 May 2022, Vienna, lot 265 ( sold for EUR 3,792).

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