Lot 606 D α

A Gothic single-handled mortar on paw feet

Auction 1196 - overview Cologne
20.05.2022, 10:00 - Decorative Arts incl. Highly Important Mortars the Schwarzach Collection Part IV.
Estimate: 1.000 € - 2.000 €

A Gothic single-handled mortar on paw feet

Golden brown cast bronze with brown patina. Tapering mortar with a protruding base resting on three stylised pad supports issuing from one short and two longer ribs. With a single large, angular handle. Minor losses to the interior and lower section due to usage, some minor remnants of pigment to the interior. H 14.7, D 13.7 cm, includes a corresponding iron pestle, weight with pestle c. 4 kg.
Southern Germany, 15th C.