A Hachmann mortar made for Lisbet van Till - image-1
A Hachmann mortar made for Lisbet van Till - image-2
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Lot 570 Dα

A Hachmann mortar made for Lisbet van Till

Auction 1152 - overview Cologne
29.05.2020, 11:00 - Highly Important Mortars from the Schwarzach Collection II
Estimate: 3.000 € - 4.000 €
Result: 2.937 € (incl. premium)

A Hachmann mortar made for Lisbet van Till

Cast bronze with dark brown patina. The display side decorated with winged demi-figures supporting a shield with a house mark. With broad bands around the rim and the base inscribed: "lisbet van till van godt comit al" (rim in Gothic minuscule) and "ANNO DOMINI 1583" (base in majuscule). With some minor greenish corrosion. H 13.8, D 14.5 cm. Weight c. 4.2 kg.
Cleves, Hachmann workshop, attributed to Wilhelm Hachmann, 1583.