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Lot 665 Dα

Two Berber mortars

Auction 1196 - overview Cologne
20.05.2022, 10:00 - Decorative Arts incl. Highly Important Mortars the Schwarzach Collection Part IV.
Estimate: 800 € - 1.000 €
Result: 1.875 € (incl. premium)

Two Berber mortars

Cast bronze with shimmering brown patina. Of octagonal and cylindrical section with twelve pointed ribs and protruding handles with bails, the larger with two rings. H 9.4 and 8.2 cm, weight c. 5 kg.
North Africa/probably Morocco, 17th - 19th C.

Provenance

Dutch private collection.

Literature

Cf. British Museum London, registration no. Af1973,26.3.a.