Lot 587 D α

A Dutch mortar dated 1582

Auction 1196 - overview Cologne
20.05.2022, 10:00 - Decorative Arts incl. Highly Important Mortars the Schwarzach Collection Part IV.
Estimate: 2.000 € - 3.000 €

A Dutch mortar dated 1582

Golden brown cast bronze with chocolate brown patina. Decorated with two bands of ornament with vase motifs flanked by tendrils and scrolls beneath a band of rosettes. Inscribed around the rim in Latin capital letters: "ANNO SALVTIS NOSTRE 1582". With two zoomorphic handles. With a repaired breakage (patinated, minor verdigris) and a small round repair in tin solder to the inner rim. Minor dents. H 13.9, D 15.8 cm, weight c. 4.4 kg.
Deventer, attributed to Willem Wegewart sr., 1582.

Literature

Cf. Koning, Nederlandse vijzels, Weert 1989, p. 51, illus. 40.