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Lot 678 Dα

A mortar dated 1629

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

A mortar dated 1629

Golden brown cast bronze with natural patina. Squat mortar decorated with two bands of acanthus foliage and inscribed below the rim in capital letters: "VITVS OHRTS ANNO 1629". With dents around the edges and wear due to usage on the underside. H 10.3, D 12.7 cm, includes a double-ended pestle, weight with pestle c. 2.6 kg.
Lower Rhine Region or Krefeld, 1629.

Provenance

From a Lower Rhenish private collection.

Literature

Cf. Koning, Nederlandse vijzels, Weert 1989, p. 105.