A dated Grassmayr mortar with insects - image-1
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Lot 1093 Dα

A dated Grassmayr mortar with insects

Auction 1131 - overview Cologne
17.05.2019, 17:00 - Highly Important Mortars from the Schwarzach Collection
Estimate: 1.500 € - 2.000 €
Result: 2.108 € (incl. premium)

A dated Grassmayr mortar with insects

Cast bronze with slightly mottled brown patina. With a central winged putto head flanked by insects, birds, and flowerheads and dated "1670" below the initials "C C W". H 13.8, D 13.4 cm. Weight 2.0 kg. Including a later pestle.
Innsbruck, attributed to the Grassmayr foundry, 1670.