★★★★★ "Beautiful and fits perfectly." — Linda
★★★★★ "Turned up quickly & carefully wrapped." — Peter
★★★★★ "So easy to put on. Looks and feels wonderful." — Máire
★★★★★ "Great quality! Looks exactly as expected." — Marcia
★★★★★ "Dropped my phone badly — phone and case are intact!" — Fabi
★★★★★ "Communication throughout was stellar!" — Mary
★★★★★ "Beautiful and fits perfectly." — Linda
★★★★★ "Turned up quickly & carefully wrapped." — Peter
★★★★★ "So easy to put on. Looks and feels wonderful." — Máire
★★★★★ "Great quality! Looks exactly as expected." — Marcia
★★★★★ "Dropped my phone badly — phone and case are intact!" — Fabi
★★★★★ "Communication throughout was stellar!" — Mary
★★★★★ "Beautiful and fits perfectly." — Linda
★★★★★ "Turned up quickly & carefully wrapped." — Peter
★★★★★ "So easy to put on. Looks and feels wonderful." — Máire
★★★★★ "Great quality! Looks exactly as expected." — Marcia
★★★★★ "Dropped my phone badly — phone and case are intact!" — Fabi
★★★★★ "Communication throughout was stellar!" — Mary

All is Vanity - Charles Allan Gilbert iPhone Case

$45USD
Your iPhone Model
Matte or Gloss?

  • Produced in USA, UK, EU & AUS
  • Printed & shipped in 2-3 days
  • Free shipping to 60+ countries
  • Unsure? 30 day returns

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.

Dual Layer Tough iPhone Case

Finishes

• Gloss for a lustrous statement

• Matte for timeless refinement

Reasons to Love Them

• 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

Your iPhone Model
Matte or Gloss?
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Print 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 worldwide to 60+ countries — see if we ship to you.

Delivery Times

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

Delivery times include: production, quality assurance & thoughtful packaging + shipping. More on orders & shipping.

Every package tracked: watch your treasure move from A to B to You.

Sent carbon neutral at no extra charge.

Peace of mind your money's being kind.

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 to before the approval of your return request.

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

Read the step-by-step returns process.

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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 tough case

Slimline perfect fit

Luxe water-based inks

Certified non-toxic

Printed & shipped in 2-3 days

Brand new, just for you

Carbon neutral shipping

3 good deeds in every purchase

Dual layer tough case

Slimline perfect fit

Luxe water-based inks

Certified non-toxic

Printed & shipped in 2-3 days

Brand new, just for you

Carbon neutral shipping

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.

All Gems, No Junk

REACHRoHS and TÜV Rheinland certified. Meaning your new treasure contains no harmful chemicals or hazardous substances.

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