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Lot 632 Dα

An Italian mortar

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)

An Italian mortar

Cast bronze with golden brown shimmering patina. Of tapering form with a funnel-like rim, small C-shaped handles and a deeply moulded base. Decorated with two grotesques supporting a heavily abraded coat-of-arms flanked by acanthus foliage. H 13.2, D 15.4 cm, weight c. 4.5 kg. Includes a pestle with enlarged terminals. L 26.4 cm.
16th C.