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Lot 588 Dα

A Dutch mortar dated 1601

Auction 1196 - overview Cologne
20.05.2022, 10:00 - Decorative Arts incl. Highly Important Mortars the Schwarzach Collection Part IV.
Estimate: 1.000 € - 1.500 €
Result: 1.125 € (incl. premium)
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A Dutch mortar dated 1601

Golden brown cast bronze with natural patina. Decorated with bands of acanthus foliage and delicate arabesques. Inscribed around the rim in Latin capital letters: "LOF GODT VAN AL Ao 1601". With two zoomorphic handles. With minor signs of wear to the rim and underside. H 11.3, D 9.5 cm, includes pestle, weight with pestle c. 2.6 kg.
Deventer, attributed to Hendrick Wegewart the younger, 1601.

Literature

Cf. Koning, Nederlandse vijzels, Weert 1989, p. 53.
See also a similarly decorated mortar made in 1629 and attributed to Henrik ter Horst illus. in cat. Kräuter, Mörser, Pillendreher, Die Sammlung Jena zu Gast im Hause Monheim, Aachen 2018, p. 108 f.