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Lot 1048 Dα

A dated Hachmann mortar with dolphin handles

Auction 1131 - overview Cologne
17.05.2019, 17:00 - Highly Important Mortars from the Schwarzach Collection
Estimate: 1.000 € - 1.500 €
Result: 3.720 € (incl. premium)

A dated Hachmann mortar with dolphin handles

Cast bronze, the chocolate brown patina presumably varnished. Decorated with a vacant heraldic shield supported by two winged half-figures. A broad banderole surrounding the rim inscribed "ALTyT NV WALS GODT". The base inscribed "IN DEO SPES MEA ANNO 1583". H 14.4, D 14.3 cm. Weight 4.3 kg. Including a later pestle.
Cleves, Hachmann foundry, attributed to Wilhelm Hachmann, 1583.