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Lot 607 Dα

A mortar with arabesque decor

Auction 1152 - overview Cologne
29.05.2020, 11:00 - Highly Important Mortars from the Schwarzach Collection II
Estimate: 4.000 € - 6.000 €
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A mortar with arabesque decor

Cast bronze with golden brown patina. Both sides decorated with delicate bands of arabesques interspersed with classical style vases of flowers beneath floral swags. The handles formed as dolphins. The patina reapplied. H 18.4, D 22 cm. Weight c. 8.8 kg.
Attributed to the Upper Rhine Region, second quarter 16th century.

Literature

In her standard work “Deutsche, Niederländische und Französische Renaissance Plaketten” (Munich 1975, vol. II, pl. 58) Ingrid Weber mentions four ornaments, presumably from a contemporary work of decorative art from the early 16th century, whose decor and density allow this piece to be attributed to the Upper Rhine Region of Southern Germany.