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Lot 522 Dα

A signed mortar with double-faced handles

Auction 1174 - overview Cologne
04.06.2021, 10:00 - Highly Important Mortars from the Schwarzach Collection III
Estimate: 3.000 € - 4.000 €
Result: 3.374 € (incl. premium)

A signed mortar with double-faced handles

Cast bronze with fine dark brown patina. With an inscription in Gothic minuscule below the lip: “andre boureau me fist favre ave maria”, with a cross behind it. The handles modelled as two men's heads, one facing up, the other facing down. Some slight verdigris due to corrosion to the inner surface, some dents to the rim. H 14.6, D 16.4 cm, weight c. 3.8 kg.
France, 16th C.