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Lot 666 Dα

A rare late Gothic mortar with mascarons

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 €
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A rare late Gothic mortar with mascarons

Thickly cast golden brown bronze with silvery brown patina. Decorated on both sides with three thick baluster-form pillars and bearded male mascarons. One side of the broad rim with letter plaques (illegible due to casting). With minor dents around the rim. H 15, D 20 cm, includes a corresponding pestle, weight with pestle c. 9.1 kg.
Attributed to Spain, 16th C.

Provenance

Dutch private collection.