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Lot 1072 Dα

A large and important one-handled mortar with a rabbit hunt frieze

Auction 1131 - overview Cologne
17.05.2019, 17:00 - Highly Important Mortars from the Schwarzach Collection
Estimate: 20.000 € - 30.000 €
Result: 49.600 € (incl. premium)

A large and important one-handled mortar with a rabbit hunt frieze

Cast bronze, dark brown patina with golden shimmer. Three column ribs with Gothic capitals surround the body. Cast with finely modelled bearded mascarons and pad feet. An additional pad foot beneath the facetted angular handle. The broad rim cast with a fine relief of a dog chasing a rabbit. H 23.9, D 22.5 cm. Weight 11.5 kg.
South Germany, late 15th C.

Literature

A comparable but less ornate model with similar bearded mascarons in: Launert, Der Mörser, Munich 1990, illus. 105, p. 132 f.