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Lot 593 Dα

An unusual Gothic mortar with mascarons

Auction 1152 - overview Cologne
29.05.2020, 11:00 - Highly Important Mortars from the Schwarzach Collection II
Estimate: 6.000 € - 8.000 €
Result: 17.500 € (incl. premium)
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An unusual Gothic mortar with mascarons

Cast bronze with golden brown patina. Cylindrical form with a protruding flared rim. With demi-ribs terminating in bearded male mascarons at the base and crabs at the top. Two angular handles of octagonal section. A casting fault to the base. . H 21, D 19.2 cm. Weight c. 6.9 kg.
Nuremberg, attributed, second half 15th century.

Literature

Cf. Mende, Die mittelalterlichen Bronzen im Germanischen Nationalmuseum, Munich 2013, cat. no. 115 - 121.
A South German one-handled mortar with similar décor from the collection of Curt Bohnewand was sold by Lempertz, Cologne, 28th March 1969, illus. 12.