Lot 531 D α

A mortar made for Thiery De Chamigny

Auction 1174 - overview Cologne
04.06.2021, 10:00 - Highly Important Mortars from the Schwarzach Collection III
Estimate: 3.000 € - 4.000 €

A mortar made for Thiery De Chamigny

Bronze with shimmering brown patina. Decorated with four large grotesque relief mascarons beneath an inscription in Latin capital letters: “THIERY DE CHAMIGNY 1617”. The lower border with a band of arabesques. H 14.9, D 19.5 cm, weight c. 4.8 kg.
France, 1617.