A North German one-handled mortar - image-1

Lot 549 Dα

A 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: 2.250 € (incl. premium)

A North German one-handled mortar

Cast bronze with golden brown patina. Tapering form on a flaring waisted base. The upper section with three bands of moulding, the base with three short ribs. H 19.6, D 14.8 cm. Weight c. 2.9 kg.
15th century.

Literature

Cf. Mende, Die mittelalterlichen Bronzen im Germanischen Nationalmuseum, Munich 2013, cat. no. 121 ff.