19th Century Articulated Vanity In Brass And Copper

very beautiful vanity or memento mori, articulated dating from the middle of the nineteenth century brass and copper.
It is a rare vanity articulated in three parts: the mandible moves as well as the cap on his skull which folds completely to discover a cavity inside the skull, it is very surprising and the rivets of actuation of the mandible are almost invisible.
the skull is finely made, carved and chiseled, very realistic with a good scale in the proportions.
the skull and its mandible are made of copper and the cup is made of brass.
a small hole at the tip of the cap suggests that there was a small ornament.
it may be a Phrygian cap, a revolutionary hat or a communard cap! this skull takes on a symbolic, humorous, offbeat, or ironic sense !!! according to the mounting of the cap and various details we can see that it is a work of the nineteenth century.
a beautiful object of curiosity, in very good condition, very realistic and of high quality, for amateurs and collectors, skulls, skulls, vanities or memento mori.
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