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Lot 653 Dα

An Italian Baroque mortar

Auction 1196 - overview Cologne
20.05.2022, 10:00 - Decorative Arts incl. Highly Important Mortars the Schwarzach Collection Part IV.
Estimate: 1.000 € - 2.000 €

An Italian Baroque mortar

Crisply cast golden brown bronze with shimmering silvery patina. Vase-shaped mortar on a thick base. Decorated with several bands of moulding, a foliate frieze, two putto heads and acanthus leaves. With minor dents to the rim. H 14, D 16.3 cm, weight c. 4.1 kg.
Attributed to Northern Italy, 17th C.

Literature

Cf. a similar mortar in the Schwarzach collection, sold by Lempertz Cologne on 04.06.2021, lot 641.