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Lot 676 D α

A small mortar with bearded mascarons

Auction 1196 - overview Cologne
20.05.2022, 10:00 - Decorative Arts incl. Highly Important Mortars the Schwarzach Collection Part IV.
Estimate: 600 € - 1.000 €
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A small mortar with bearded mascarons

Slightly rough textured golden brown cast bronze with shimmering natural patina. Tapering mortar with a moulded base, decorated with four rounded ribs alternating with male mascarons. H 8.2, D 13.4 cm, weight c. 1.4 kg.
Attributed to the Iberian Peninsula, 16th / 17th C.

Provenance

Dutch private collection.

Literature

Cf. a similarly shaped and decorated mortar formerly housed in the Bohnewald collection (sold by Lempertz Cologne, 28th March 1969, lot 3), illus. in Launert, Der Mörser, Munich 1990, p. 180, illus. 192.
Cf. cat. Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Portuguese furniture, Lissabon 2019, p. 109.