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Lot 559 Dα

A dated mortar made for Lambert Janssoen

Auction 1152 - overview Cologne
29.05.2020, 11:00 - Highly Important Mortars from the Schwarzach Collection II
Estimate: 3.000 € - 4.000 €
Result: 4.000 € (incl. premium)

A dated mortar made for Lambert Janssoen

Golden brown cast bronze with shimmering patina. Of tapering form with waisted base and protruding rim inscribed in capital letters: "LAMBERT IANSSOEN EN BESCELKEN SIIN HVISVROV M CCCCC LVI". With a band of Gothic foliage below the rim. H 14.6, D 18 cm. Weight c. 5 kg. Includes a corresponding T-shaped pestle.
Attributed to Netherlands / Lower Rhine Region, 1556.