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Lot 651 D α

An Italian mortar with agnus dei motifs

Auction 1196 - overview Cologne
20.05.2022, 10:00 - Decorative Arts incl. Highly Important Mortars the Schwarzach Collection Part IV.
Estimate: 800 € - 1.000 €
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An Italian mortar with agnus dei motifs

Golden brown, slightly rough textured cast bronze with shimmering silvery patina. Decorated with pillars designed as satyrs carrying torches, plaques bearing the agnus dei, lion mascarons and a plaque engraved "I L". With remnants of pigment to the interior and dents throughout. H 9.5, D 13.5 cm, includes pestle, weight with pestle c. 2.6 kg.
Attributed to Northern or Central Italy, 18th C.

Literature

Cf. Motture, Bells & Mortars, Catalogue of Bronzes in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London 2001, p. 185 ff.