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Lot 625 Dα

A dated mortar made for Johannes Kohler

Auction 1152 - overview Cologne
29.05.2020, 11:00 - Highly Important Mortars from the Schwarzach Collection II
Estimate: 1.000 € - 2.000 €
Result: 1.625 € (incl. premium)

A dated mortar made for Johannes Kohler

Cast bronze with dark brown patina. Cylindrical form with moulded base and rim, the rim slightly flaring. Both sides decorated: The front with an oval medallion depicting what appears to be a charcoal burner at his work flanked by scrolls, the reverse with the patron's name and the date in capital letters: "IOANES KOHLER 1746". H 15.1, D 14.6 cm. Weight c. 4.9 kg.
Attributed to Tirol or Bohemia, 1746.