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Lot 635 Dα

A rare Gothic single-handled mortar

Auction 1196 - overview Cologne
20.05.2022, 10:00 - Decorative Arts incl. Highly Important Mortars the Schwarzach Collection Part IV.
Estimate: 1.500 € - 2.000 €
Result: 2.000 € (incl. premium)
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A rare Gothic single-handled mortar

Cast bronze with golden shimmering patina. Of squat, tapering form on a slightly stepped base. The single slender handle attached to the body with three staves. Minor surface dents, slight traces of debris to the interior. One area of the lower section slightly buckled due to usage, with minor cracks. H 13.3, D 14.8 cm, weight c. 3 kg.
Alpine, attributed to Austria, 15th / early 16th C.

Provenance

The E. Peyer Collection, Zurich.

Literature

Illus. in Dubbe, Die Mörsersammlung Ernst Genz, Maxhöhe 1993, p. 174, no. 90.
Cf. Launert, Der Mörser, Munich 1990, p. 60.