A Gothic ribbed one-handled mortar - image-1

Lot 1074 Dα

A Gothic ribbed one-handled mortar

Auction 1131 - overview Cologne
17.05.2019, 17:00 - Highly Important Mortars from the Schwarzach Collection
Estimate: 6.000 € - 8.000 €
Result: 9.300 € (incl. premium)

A Gothic ribbed one-handled mortar

Cast bronze with slightly mottled dark brown patina. Cylindrical form with flared rim. Five narrow ribs of varying heights crowned with fleur-de-lys surround the body, plus another half rib beneath the handle. Three ribs terminating in mascarons. H 17.8, D 15.5 cm. Weight 3.2 kg.
Attributed to Nuremberg, second half 15th C.

Literature

Cf. Launert, Der Mörser, Munich 1990, illus. 103, p. 132.