A dated mortar with dolphin handles - image-1
A dated mortar with dolphin handles - image-2
A dated mortar with dolphin handles - image-1A dated mortar with dolphin handles - image-2

Lot 1063 Dα

A dated mortar with dolphin handles

Auction 1131 - overview Cologne
17.05.2019, 17:00 - Highly Important Mortars from the Schwarzach Collection
Estimate: 1.500 € - 2.000 €
Result: 1.395 € (incl. premium)

A dated mortar with dolphin handles

Cast bronze with brown patina. Cast with two bands of arabesques and a broad dated banderole beneath the rim "LAVS DEO SEMPER ANNO 1657". A filled flat crack with patina to the edge. H 13.3, D 14 cm. Weight 3.6 kg. Including a corresponding pestle.
Netherlands, 1657.