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Lot 677 D α

A Dutch mortar dated 1610

Auction 1196 - overview Cologne
20.05.2022, 10:00 - Decorative Arts incl. Highly Important Mortars the Schwarzach Collection Part IV.
Estimate: 1.500 € - 2.000 €
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A Dutch mortar dated 1610

Golden brown cast bronze with slightly green tinted shimmering dark brown patina. Decorated with bands of acanthus and arabesques. Inscribed around the rim in capital letters: "LOF GODT VAN AL Ao 1610". With two zoomorphic handles. With traces of limescale to the interior, minor dents to the underside due to usage, minor wear throughout. H 12.5, D 13.8 cm, weight c. 3 kg.
Attributed to Deventer, Henrick ter Horst, 1610.

Provenance

Dutch private collection.

Literature

Cf. Koning, Nederlandse vijzels, Weert 1989, p. 53.
See also a mortar with identical decor dated 1629 illus. in cat. Kräuter, Mörser, Pillendreher, Die Sammlung Jena zu Gast im Hause Monheim, Aachen 2018, p. 108 f.