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An English Leaded Bronze Mortar
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An English Leaded Bronze Mortar

17TH CENTURY

細節
An English Leaded Bronze Mortar
17th Century
Cast twice with the Royal Arms, with associated pestle
5 5/8in. (14.2cm) diameter; 4½in. (11.5cm) high (2)
來源
John Fardon collection, Christie's South Kensington, 1 May 1996, lot 219.
注意事項
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

拍品專文

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
Peter Hornsby, English Decorated Mortars, Collector's Guide, January 1990.

It is uncertain whether these mortars cast with the Arms of Charles I predate the Civil War, it is possible various founders cast them after the Restoration.