A Renaissance mortar dated 1599 - image-1

Lot 667 Dα

A Renaissance mortar dated 1599

Auction 1196 - overview Cologne
20.05.2022, 10:00 - Decorative Arts incl. Highly Important Mortars the Schwarzach Collection Part IV.
Estimate: 600 € - 1.000 €
Result: 625 € (incl. premium)

A Renaissance mortar dated 1599

Golden yellow cast bronze with shiny patina. The centre decorated with a coat-of-arms engraved with an oak tree and a sword, monogrammed "D.N.I." and dated "1599". A filled horizontal crack slightly above the base (presumably occuring during casting), the patina slightly mottled in areas. H 16.3, D 15.7 cm, weight c. 4.7 kg.
Germany or Austria, 1599.

Provenance

Dutch private collection.