A rare Gothic two-handled mortar made for Willem Lurkeman - image-1
A rare Gothic two-handled mortar made for Willem Lurkeman - image-2
A rare Gothic two-handled mortar made for Willem Lurkeman - image-1A rare Gothic two-handled mortar made for Willem Lurkeman - image-2

Lot 617 Dα

A rare Gothic two-handled mortar made for Willem Lurkeman

Auction 1196 - overview Cologne
20.05.2022, 10:00 - Decorative Arts incl. Highly Important Mortars the Schwarzach Collection Part IV.
Estimate: 4.000 € - 6.000 €
Result: 131.250 € (incl. premium)
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A rare Gothic two-handled mortar made for Willem Lurkeman

Golden brown cast bronze with shimmering brown patina. Tapering mortar on a thick base. Decorated with bands of moulding and engraved below the rim in Latin capital letters with the foundry mark, patron and date: "WILLEM LVURKEMAN A 1436". With two faceted handles. The inner rim slightly unevenly cast in areas, minor vertical cracks to the outer walls (one repaired and patinated). H 15.7, D 17 cm, weight c. 6 kg.
Attributed to Central or Northern Germany, 1436.

Literature

Cf. Hömberg, Der Norddeutsche Bronzemörser im Zeitalter von Gotik und Renaissance, Stuttgart 1983, p. 242, cat. 77.