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Lot 639 Dα

A rare late Gothic mortar by Giuliano Mariotto de' Navi

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: 6.000 € (incl. premium)
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A rare late Gothic mortar by Giuliano Mariotto de' Navi

Thickly cast golden brown bronze with chocolate brown patina. Squat, tapering mortar on a moulded base with a flaring moulded rim. Decorated with acanthus leaf reliefs and inscribed around the rim in Latin capital letters: "OPVS IVLIANI MARIOCTI FLORENTINI MCCCCLXXXXVII". The two scroll handles with cord appliques. The inscription and the handles with minor wear. Traces of limescale in the deeper recesses of the decor. H 9.6, D 13.7 cm, weight c. 2.1 kg.
Florence, 1497.

Literature

Cf. Motture, Bells & Mortars, Catalogue of Italian Bronzes in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London 2001, p. 82 ff, cat. no. 10 and 11, acc. no. M.684-1910.