A GERMAN BRONZE MORTAR AND PESTLE
A GERMAN BRONZE MORTAR AND PESTLE

WILHELM HACHMAN, CLEVE, LATE 16TH CENTURY

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A GERMAN BRONZE MORTAR AND PESTLE
WILHELM HACHMAN, CLEVE, LATE 16TH CENTURY
The flaring rim inscribed INT IAER ONS HEREN M VC LXLII, foot inscribed MYN HAVE STEIT ALLEIN IN GODT, decorated with rabbits, dogs and ornaments between the words, centred by two angels holding a shield, stylised animal handles
12.5 cm. high x 13.4 cm. diam.

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Lot Essay

A related mortar by Wilhelm Hachman is in the collection of the Rijksmuseum. See O. Ter Kuile, Koper & Brons, Den Haag, 1986, p. 202, ill. 279.

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