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Lot 582 Dα

A Netherlandish mortar with dolphin handles

Auction 1152 - overview Cologne
29.05.2020, 11:00 - Highly Important Mortars from the Schwarzach Collection II
Estimate: 500 € - 800 €
Result: 1.000 € (incl. premium)

A Netherlandish mortar with dolphin handles

Golden brown cast bronze with finely worn patina. Of narrow tapering form with a broad smooth rim. Decorated with two bands of arabesques interspersed with putti, vases of flowers, and lion's head mascarons beneath a band inscribed in capital letters: "LAVS DEO SEMPER 1654". H 14.1, D 12.7 cm. Weight c. 4.6 kg.
1654.