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Lot 540 Dα

A mortar dated 1606

Auction 1174 - overview Cologne
04.06.2021, 10:00 - Highly Important Mortars from the Schwarzach Collection III
Estimate: 500 € - 800 €
Result: 625 € (incl. premium)

A mortar dated 1606

Golden brown cast bronze with dark brown patina. Decorated with two wide bands of acanthus tendrils and foliate arabesques. The rim with a broad banderole inscribed in capital letters: “FERWINT ALLE DINCK Ao 1606”. With two zoomorphic handles. Some minor dents around the rim. H 14, D 14.9 cm, weight c. 4 kg.
Attributed to Hendrick Wegewart jr., Deventer, 1606.

Literature

Cf. Koning, Nederlandse vijzels, Weert 1989, p. 53.