Lot 344
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An English Leaded Bronze Mortar
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An English Leaded Bronze Mortar

17TH CENTURY

Details
An English Leaded Bronze Mortar
17th Century
cast three times with the arms of England and Ireland
5 3/8in. (13.7cm) diameter; 4½in. (11.5cm) high
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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.

Lot Essay

The arms of Ireland and England symbolise the brief Union of the
Parliments.

Comparisons can be made with two mortars sold at Christie's South Kensington, 1 May 1996, Fardon collection, lots 193 and 227.

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

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