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Lot 645 Dα

A large Gothic cast iron mortar with pestle

Auction 1174 - overview Cologne
04.06.2021, 10:00 - Highly Important Mortars from the Schwarzach Collection III
Estimate: 4.000 € - 6.000 €
Result: 4.750 € (incl. premium)
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A large Gothic cast iron mortar with pestle

Thickly cast iron with fine shimmering patina and minor corrosion. Of tapering form with a flaring rim and two lion's head handles. Decorated with bands of moulding and eight textured ribs. The corresponding pestle with tapering terminals, L 47.5 cm. H 28, D 36 cm, weight c. 50 kg.
Italy or France, 15th / 16th C.

Provenance

German private collection.

Literature

Cf. the mortar in the Peter and Irene Ludwig Stiftung (inv. no. 4930) in cat. Kräuter, Mörser, Pillendreher, Aachen 2018, no. 7.
A further similar piece kept in the Victoria and Albert Museum London, museum number MET.LOST.2479.
An identical mortar auctioned by Lempertz Cologne, auction 1131 on 17th May 2019, lot 1104.