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A large wedding mortar made for Martin Doeulle and Anne Deschiere

Auction 1196 - overview Cologne
20.05.2022, 10:00 - Decorative Arts incl. Highly Important Mortars the Schwarzach Collection Part IV.
Estimate: 5.000 € - 6.000 €
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A large wedding mortar made for Martin Doeulle and Anne Deschiere

Thickly cast bronze with chocolate brown patina. Bell-shaped mortar with a thick, stepped base and flaring rim. Decorated with several bands of moulding and tracery motifs. Inscribed below the rim in Latin capital letters: "MARTIN DOEVLLE ANNE DESCHIERE M CCCCC L IV". Wear to the rim in some areas, minor wear due to usage to the underside. H 25.4, D 36.4 cm, weight c. 39.5 kg.
Attributed to Belgium or Northern France, 1557.

Provenance

The Larminet-Davioud collection.
Dutch private collection.

Literature

Cf. Koning, Nederlandse vijzels, Weert 1989, p. 95.