LATE 18TH C. MEMENTO MORI BONE SKELETON IN WOOD COFFIN
Updated August 6, 2026
| Lot number | 2001 |
| Estimate | $600 - $800 |
| Opening bid | $250 |
| Auction | Summer Grandeur - Day 2 |
| Date | August 29, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT |
| Auction house | Thomaston Place Auction Galleries |
| Location | Thomaston, Maine |
LATE 18TH C. MEMENTO MORI BONE SKELETON IN WOOD COFFIN Miniature Semi-articulated Carved Whale Bone Skeleton, in carved walnut coffin, resting in a bed of a farmer's 1808 ledger inscribed "Public
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