An early North German one-handled mortar - image-1

Lot 543 Dα

An early North German one-handled mortar

Auction 1152 - overview Cologne
29.05.2020, 11:00 - Highly Important Mortars from the Schwarzach Collection II
Estimate: 1.500 € - 2.000 €
Result: 3.500 € (incl. premium)

An early North German one-handled mortar

Cast bronze with golden brown patina. Of cylindrical form with flared moulded base. Three thick bands of horizontal mouldings. H 19.4, D 17 cm. Weight c. 4 kg.
15th century.

Literature

Cf. Mende, Die mittelalterlichen Bronzen im Germanischen Nationalmuseum, Munich 2013, cat. no. 126.