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Lot 530 Dα

An early English mortar with four handles

Auction 1152 - overview Cologne
29.05.2020, 11:00 - Highly Important Mortars from the Schwarzach Collection II
Estimate: 1.500 € - 2.000 €
Result: 1.875 € (incl. premium)

An early English mortar with four handles

Cast bronze with shimmering golden brown patina. Of tapering form with slightly bulbous base and rounded flaring upper rim. Four small C-shaped handles. H 14.5, D 17 cm. Weight c. 5.8 kg.
16th/17th century.

Literature

Cf. Launert, Der Mörser, Munich 1990, p. 112, illus. 69.