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Lot 642 Dα

A mortar with laurel festoons

Auction 1174 - overview Cologne
04.06.2021, 10:00 - Highly Important Mortars from the Schwarzach Collection III
Estimate: 1.500 € - 2.000 €

A mortar with laurel festoons

Cast bronze with silver shimmering patina. Decorated with angular mouldings, two angel's heads in relief and an acanthus scroll around the rim. H 12, 14.5 cm, weight c. 2.8 kg. Pestle L 20 cm.
Traditionally attributed to the Alberghetti workshop in Venice, 16th C., possibly French, 1st quarter 19th C.