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THE LONDON UNIDENTIFIED FOUNDRY, 17TH CENTURY
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An English bronze mortar
The London Unidentified Foundry, 17th century
The body with twin loop handles, cast four times with the heraldic device of a duck or goose's head holding a key in its beak, within an oval wreath
6 3/8in. (16.2cm.) diameter; 4 5/8in. (11.7cm.) high;
and an associated bronze double-ended pestle, probably 18th century -- 8¼in. (20.9cm.) long (2)
The London Unidentified Foundry, 17th century
The body with twin loop handles, cast four times with the heraldic device of a duck or goose's head holding a key in its beak, within an oval wreath
6 3/8in. (16.2cm.) diameter; 4 5/8in. (11.7cm.) high;
and an associated bronze double-ended pestle, probably 18th century -- 8¼in. (20.9cm.) long (2)
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