A dated Hachmann mortar with a nereid - image-1
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Lot 1049 Dα

A dated Hachmann mortar with a nereid

Auction 1131 - overview Cologne
17.05.2019, 17:00 - Highly Important Mortars from the Schwarzach Collection
Estimate: 3.000 € - 4.000 €
Result: 4.092 € (incl. premium)

A dated Hachmann mortar with a nereid

Cast bronze with dark brown lustrous patina. Decorated with a vacant heraldic shield supported by two winged half-figures. The reverse with a fish-tailed woman flanked by lions rampant. A broad banderole surrounding the rim inscribed in Gothic minuscule "leonhardt v. pier schenkt schuren dese visell", the base "ANNO DOMINI 1585" with dogs hunting rabbits. H 15.5, D 15.4 cm. Weight 5.1 kg. Including a corresponding pestle.
Cleves, Hachmann foundry, attributed to Wilhelm Hachmann, 1585.