A signed mortar made for Henrick van Holthausen - image-1
A signed mortar made for Henrick van Holthausen - image-2
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Lot 580 Dα

A signed mortar made for Henrick van Holthausen

Auction 1152 - overview Cologne
29.05.2020, 11:00 - Highly Important Mortars from the Schwarzach Collection II
Estimate: 500 € - 1.000 €
Result: 1.625 € (incl. premium)

A signed mortar made for Henrick van Holthausen

Golden brown cast bronze with brown patina. Decorated with two broad bands of acanthus leaves and several bands of horizontal mouldings. Inscribed in capital letters with the name of the patron below the rim: "HENRICK VAN HOLTHAVSEN GRITGEN E L". H 15.1, D 15.8 cm. Weight c. 4 kg.
Attributed to Germany / Lower Rhine Region, 1st half 17th century.

Literature

Cf. a mortar with the same form and decor in: Koning, Nederlandse vijzel, Weert 1989, p. 105, illus. 153.