17TH CENTURY

Details

An English Leaded Bronze Mortar
17th Century
cast with the head of Charles I three times
4¼in. (10.9cm) diameter; 3¼in. (8.2cm) high

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Lot Essay

The crowned bust was probably implemented after the Restoration, in honour of the Martyr King. A comparable example sold Christie's South Kensington, 1 May 1996, lot 202.

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

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