A large Dutch mortar by Everardus Splinter - image-1
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Lot 591 Dα

A large Dutch mortar by Everardus Splinter

Auction 1196 - overview Cologne
20.05.2022, 10:00 - Decorative Arts incl. Highly Important Mortars the Schwarzach Collection Part IV.
Estimate: 2.000 € - 3.000 €
Result: 2.250 € (incl. premium)

A large Dutch mortar by Everardus Splinter

Thickly cast golden brown bronze with shimmering polished patina. Decorated with a band of arabesques and a frieze of Gothic flowerheads above a beaded border. Inscribed below the rim in Latin capital letters: "VERBVM DOMINI MANET IN AETERNVM AO 1632". Some localised wear to the decor and handles, minor verdigris to the interior. H 18.6, D 20.1 cm, weight c. 10.7 kg.
Enkhuizen, attribnuted to Everardus Splinter, 1632.

Literature

Cf. a similar mortar illus. in Koning, Nederlandse vijzels, Weert 1989, D. 63, illus. 71.