All is Vanity - Charles Allan Gilbert iPhone Case

$45USD

Ultra tough, non-toxic art armor. Precise fit tailored to your device. Vibrant, permanent art print that won't fade, crack or peel. Ethically produced after you purchase.

  • Printed near you in USA, UK, EU & AUS
  • Free shipping to 60+ countries
  • Shipped in 72 hours on average
  • 30-day satisfaction guarantee
★★★★★ "Turned up quickly." — Peter
★★★★★ "Looks exactly as expected." — Marcia
★★★★★ "Fits perfectly." — Linda
★★★★★ "Turned up quickly." — Peter
★★★★★ "Looks exactly as expected." — Marcia
★★★★★ "Fits perfectly." — Linda
★★★★★ "Turned up quickly." — Peter
★★★★★ "Looks exactly as expected." — Marcia
★★★★★ "Fits perfectly." — Linda
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Gloss for a lustrous statement
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Precise fit: tailored to your device
Open access to ports/buttons
Art won't fade, crack or peel
Raised rim guards screen/camera
Snaps on/off with ease
REACH, RoHS & TÜV Rheinland certified non-toxic
Bluetooth/MagSafe compatible. MagSafe ring not included.
About the Artwork

Charles Allan Gilbert’s All is Vanity bends perception into allegory. A woman sits before her mirror, bottles arranged across a polished surface, hair piled in Edwardian fashion. Yet distance collapses her reflection and the round frame into the unmistakable outline of a skull.

This iconic memento mori, first published in 1892, captured the late-Victorian fixation with illusion, mortality, and vanity as sin. Fine lines soften into shadow, light bleeds through satin folds, and the mirrored double insists that beauty is fleeting, flesh perishable.

On your iPhone, the case becomes both ornament and reminder: an everyday portal into turn-of-the-century illustration, American Symbolism, and the enduring fascination with life balanced precariously against death.

Artist Biography

Charles Allan Gilbert (1873–1929) was an American illustrator best remembered for All Is Vanity (1892), a haunting double-image masterpiece where a woman at her dressing table transforms into a skull—a perfect union of memento mori and social satire. Born in Hartford, Connecticut, and trained at the Art Students League of New York and the Académie Julian in Paris, Gilbert became a prolific magazine and book illustrator, with work appearing in Scribner’s, Harper’s, and Atlantic Monthly. Beyond illustration, he pioneered early animation with silhouette films and served as a camouflage artist during World War I. Gilbert’s legacy endures through his iconic visual pun on beauty, mortality, and human pride.

★★★★★ "So easy to put on." — Máire
★★★★★ "Dropped my phone badly — phone & case intact!" — Fabi
★★★★★ "Stellar communication!" — Mary
★★★★★ "So easy to put on." — Máire
★★★★★ "Dropped my phone badly — phone & case intact!" — Fabi
★★★★★ "Stellar communication!" — Mary
★★★★★ "So easy to put on." — Máire
★★★★★ "Dropped my phone badly — phone & case intact!" — Fabi
★★★★★ "Stellar communication!" — Mary
Your iPhone Model
Matte or Gloss?
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Produced on Demand

Your new treasure gets produced after you purchase at print labs across the USA, UK, EU & AUS. Significantly minimising landfill waste by only making things people actually want.

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I work with Prodigi to create all the products on my store. Their international network of print labs ensure your new treasure's made as close to you as possible. Reducing delivery times and carbon emissions from the print lab to your front door.

All Prodigi's print lab partners around the world adhere to anti child labour and anti forced labour regulations. Providing safe and generous working environments for all staff.

The print labs also provide traceability for core raw materials from suppliers. And those suppliers are screened for compliance with fair labor and sustainability standards.

Cost

Free shipping to 60+ countries: see here.

Production + Delivery =

USA: 4-9 days • Canada: 5-12 days • UK: 4-9 days • Europe: 5-10 days • Australia: 4-9 days • NZ: 5-12 days • Rest of the world: 3-4 weeks

Every package tracked from A to B to You.

Sent carbon neutral at no extra charge.

Peace of mind your money's being kind.

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30 Day Returns

1. You're welcome to open a return / exchange request within 30 days of your order's delivery. All items for return must be delivered back in their original condition, with their original packaging included.

2. No guarantees your return will be approved if you send items back before the approval of your return request.

3. No returns, refunds or exchanges on discounted or sale items.

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Matte vs Gloss

Gloss for a lustrous statement. Matte for timeless refinement. Printed with rich, vibrant colors & a touch of magic.

Dual layer iPhone case icon

Dual layer tough case

Slimline tough iPhone case icon detail

Slimline perfect fit

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Luxe water-based inks

Non-toxic iPhone case icon, TÜV, REACH, RoHS compliant

Certified non-toxic

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Printed & shipped in 2-3 days

Ethical tool icon set

Brand new, just for you

Carbon neutral shipping icon

Carbon neutral shipping

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3 good deeds in every purchase

Dual layer iPhone case icon

Dual layer tough case

Slimline tough iPhone case icon detail

Slimline perfect fit

Lush, vibrant water-based ink drop icon

Luxe water-based inks

Non-toxic iPhone case icon, TÜV, REACH, RoHS compliant

Certified non-toxic

Shipping time icon - copper alarm clock

Printed & shipped in 2-3 days

Ethical tool icon set

Brand new, just for you

Carbon neutral shipping icon

Carbon neutral shipping

Sustainable Development Goals icon

3 good deeds in every purchase

Art Sealed In

Vivid, permanent, full-coverage print infused with a sublimation dye process so your art won't fade, crack or peel.

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