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Lot 1054 Dα

A signed and dated Netherlandish mortar

Auction 1131 - overview Cologne
17.05.2019, 17:00 - Highly Important Mortars from the Schwarzach Collection
Estimate: 1.000 € - 1.500 €
Result: 1.612 € (incl. premium)

A signed and dated Netherlandish mortar

Cast bronze with brown patina. Decorated with two bands of arabesques. Inscribed and with caster's signature below the stepped flared rim "IELIS LOECHSSOEN 1601". Horizontal casting crack around one half of the vessel. H 15.2, D 16 cm. Weight 5.2 kg. Including a later pestle.
Jelis Loechssoon, 1601.

Literature

Mentioned in: Wittop Koning, Nederlandse vijzels, 1989, p. 89.