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Good 20thC Plaster Death Mask of a Young Gentleman
The life size thick heavy set plaster moulded death mask, well cast of a young gentleman, showing him in the serenity of passing, surviving from the first half of the twentieth century and probably continental in origin.
In original condition the mask remains in one piece without damage. It does not suffer from any chips or cracks and as such, thankfully, is presented in very good overall order.
This good quality and nicely cast mask shows a slightly effeminate and relatively young male, with full lips, probably in his late twenties or early thirties, in good defined detail, calm and serene, at peace with his memory beautifully upheld. The piece isn’t hollowed out to the rear so it is substantial and rather heavier than most masks of this type.
Death masks are an impression or cast of the face of a deceased person, usually made by oiling the skin and taking a plaster cast of the features, and are the most haunting mementos of the deceased. They have been in existence since the time of Tutankhamun, whose solid gold burial mask is an object of extreme beauty and superstition. Such masks could be used either in a funerary effigy or as a model for a posthumous portrait. It was important that a death mask was made as soon as possible after death so that the character of the deceased was captured before the features started to fall.
A particularly calm example of a death mask, its features bathing in serenity echoing the words of Virginia Woolf “Life is a luminous halo, a semi-transparent envelope surrounding us from the beginning of consciousness to the end.”
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The Onion Barn, Shoe Cottage,
15 High Street, Blunham,
Bedfordshire, MK44 3NL.
MK44 3NL
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In original condition the mask remains in one piece without damage. It does not suffer from any chips or cracks and as such, thankfully, is presented in very good overall order.
This good quality and nicely cast mask shows a slightly effeminate and relatively young male, with full lips, probably in his late twenties or early thirties, in good defined detail, calm and serene, at peace with his memory beautifully upheld. The piece isn’t hollowed out to the rear so it is substantial and rather heavier than most masks of this type.
Death masks are an impression or cast of the face of a deceased person, usually made by oiling the skin and taking a plaster cast of the features, and are the most haunting mementos of the deceased. They have been in existence since the time of Tutankhamun, whose solid gold burial mask is an object of extreme beauty and superstition. Such masks could be used either in a funerary effigy or as a model for a posthumous portrait. It was important that a death mask was made as soon as possible after death so that the character of the deceased was captured before the features started to fall.
A particularly calm example of a death mask, its features bathing in serenity echoing the words of Virginia Woolf “Life is a luminous halo, a semi-transparent envelope surrounding us from the beginning of consciousness to the end.”
Price The price has been listed in British Pounds.
Conversion rates as of 9/MAY/2024. Euro & Dollar prices will vary and should only be used as a guide.
Always confirm final price with dealer. Phone or visit the website to buy, Free UK shipping.
Date c.1940-60
1940s Antiques Material Plaster
Origin French
Item code as155a1487
Status Sold
£360.00 
$450.43 
€418.00 
$
€
Conversion rates as of 9/MAY/2024. Euro & Dollar prices will vary and should only be used as a guide.
Always confirm final price with dealer. Phone or visit the website to buy, Free UK shipping.
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Doe And Hope
Private dealer, By appointment onlyThe Onion Barn, Shoe Cottage,
15 High Street, Blunham,
Bedfordshire, MK44 3NL.
MK44 3NL
Tel : 07729 213013
Non UK callers : +44 7729 213013
Get directions to Doe And Hope
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