Lot Essay
The inscription and coat of arms on this mortar indicates that it was commissioned by Master Antonio Salvadori.
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ITALIAN, 1788
Details
A BRONZE MORTAR
Italian, 1788
With an armorial cartouche on one side and inscribed on the other 'DOMVS:ANTVS:SALVADORI CIUIT. PINNE FIERI FECIT ANNO DNI MDCCLXXXVIII'.
Medium brown patina with lighter high points; traces of oxidization.
8 in. (20.3 cm.) high, 9½ in. (24.1 cm.) diam.
Italian, 1788
With an armorial cartouche on one side and inscribed on the other 'DOMVS:ANTVS:SALVADORI CIUIT. PINNE FIERI FECIT ANNO DNI MDCCLXXXVIII'.
Medium brown patina with lighter high points; traces of oxidization.
8 in. (20.3 cm.) high, 9½ in. (24.1 cm.) diam.
Special notice
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Sale room notice
Please note that the illustration for this lot is incorrectly labelled in the catalogue. Lot 104, dated 1788, is on the right of the illustration.