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Lot 1026 Dα

A rare Gothic two-handled mortar

Auction 1131 - overview Cologne
17.05.2019, 17:00 - Highly Important Mortars from the Schwarzach Collection
Estimate: 4.000 € - 6.000 €
Result: 4.960 € (incl. premium)
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A rare Gothic two-handled mortar

Cast bronze with slightly mottled dark brown patina. Thin-walled vessel of narrow conical form with slightly tapering disc shaped base. Six ribs surround the lower section, and three horizontal mouldings the upper and lower borders. Two slightly staggered facetted rectangular handles. Foundry mark to the upper handle. Small chips and dents to the base and rim. H 23, D 19 cm. Weight 9,0 kg.
Northern Germany, 15th C.

Literature

Cf. Hömberg, Der norddeutsche Mörser im Zeitalter von Gotik und Renaissance, Stuttgart 1983, cat. 16, p. 115.
Cf. Dexel, Gebrauchsgerättypen, vol. II, Munich 1981, illus. 172 f. (two identical mortars in the museum collections of the Hamburg MKG, and the Städtisches Moritzburg Museum in Halle).