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Lot 618 Dα

A large, imposing Renaissance mortar dated 1523

Auction 1196 - overview Cologne
20.05.2022, 10:00 - Decorative Arts incl. Highly Important Mortars the Schwarzach Collection Part IV.
Estimate: 6.000 € - 8.000 €
Result: 20.000 € (incl. premium)
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A large, imposing Renaissance mortar dated 1523

Thickly cast golden brown bronze, the dark brown patina with minor verdigris. Tapering mortar with protruding base and moulded rim. Decorated on the display side with a large, thickly moulded cartouche containing a "house mark" dated on either side "15" and "23". With two further house marks beneath the large handles, the top of the handles engraved with crosses. The base slightly concave due to usage. H 27.5, D 28 cm, weight c. 29 kg.
Attributed to Northern Germany, 1523.

Literature

Illus in Dubbe, Die Mörsersammlung Ernst Genz, Maxhöhe 1993, p. 190, no. 98, here attributed to Switzerland.
Cf. a similarly shaped and decorated example in Hömberg, Der Norddeutsche Bronzemörser im Zeitalter von Gotik und Renaissance, Stuttgart 1983, p. 172, cat. no. 44.