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Lot 586 Dα

A dated mortar made for Ian Francken

Auction 1174 - overview Cologne
04.06.2021, 10:00 - Highly Important Mortars from the Schwarzach Collection III
Estimate: 1.000 € - 1.500 €
Result: 1.250 € (incl. premium)

A dated mortar made for Ian Francken

Golden brown cast bronze with shimmering gold patina. Decorated with two broad bands of acanthus tendrils and foliate arabesques and a coat-of-arms with an embossed “house mark”. The rim with a broad banderole inscribed in capital letters: “IAN FRANCKEN EN SIN HVSFROW 1602”. With two zoomorphic handles. Some abrasion. H 14.9, D 15.9 cm, weight c. 4.1 kg.
Attributed to Hendrick Wegewart jr., Deventer, 1602.

Literature

Cf. Koning, Nederlandse vijzels, Weert 1989, p. 53.