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Lot 660 Dα

A large Gothic iron mortar on a wooden plinth

Auction 1196 - overview Cologne
20.05.2022, 10:00 - Decorative Arts incl. Highly Important Mortars the Schwarzach Collection Part IV.
Estimate: 4.000 € - 6.000 €
Result: 4.500 € (incl. premium)
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A large Gothic iron mortar on a wooden plinth

Cast iron with traces of rust. The wooden base with remnants of polychromy. Thickly cast tapering mortar with a protruding rim. Decorated with horizontal bands of moulding and ten ribs with mascaron terminals. The handles formed as cherub's heads. H c. 28.5, D 35.7 cm, weight c. 59.4 kg.
Italy, presumably 15th C.

Literature

Cf. a mortar from the Peter and Irene Ludwig Foundation in cat. Kräuter, Mörser, Pillendreher, Aachen 2018, no. 7 (inv. no. 4930).
A further, similar example can be seen in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, museum number MET.LOST.2479.
A further iron mortar from the Schwarzach collection was sold by Lempertz Cologne on 17th May 2019, auction 1131, lot 1104.