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Lot 1022 Dα

A French pilaster mortar

Auction 1131 - overview Cologne
17.05.2019, 17:00 - Highly Important Mortars from the Schwarzach Collection
Estimate: 500 € - 1.000 €
Result: 620 € (incl. premium)

A French pilaster mortar

Cast bronze with re-applied and slightly mattified brown patina with traces of green corrosion. Conical form with narrow base and pronounced convex rim. Five scrolled pilasters with bearded male herms surround the body. Repaired cracks and holes. H 13.3, D 15 cm. Weight 3.2 kg. Including a later pestle.
16th / 17 th C.

Provenance

Auctioned by SCP Chaussin Bremens Guillomaut on 28th May 2002, lot 113.