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Lot 555 Dα

A rare Aachen mortar from 1580

Auction 1174 - overview Cologne
04.06.2021, 10:00 - Highly Important Mortars from the Schwarzach Collection III
Estimate: 3.000 € - 3.500 €
Result: 4.125 € (incl. premium)
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A rare Aachen mortar from 1580

Golden brown cast bronze with brown natural patina. Decorated with several different horizontal mouldings, the lower section with a large coat-of-arms and two coin reliefs with a male and a female bust. Inscribed above the reliefs and below the rim in Latin capital letters: “HAST HEM SER 1580” and “WERST DEN HER DEN DACH VA STRVEN”. The handles formed as dolphins. Minor dents to the rim. H 13.6, D 15.5 cm, weight c. 4 kg.
Attributed to the von Trier workshop, Heinrich von Trier, Aachen, 1580.