Lot 145
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An English bronze mortar

17TH CENTURY

Details
An English bronze mortar
17th century
Of waisted and ribbed form, with twin loop handles, the body with cast scratch marks I.A.
7 3/8in. (18.7cm.) diameter; 6¼in. (15.8cm.) high
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Lot Essay

The scratch marks to the body of this mortar and many other cast leaded bronze domestic utensils of the late medieval period, through to the early 19th century, possibly relate in some instances to the specific foundry, and more specifically its workers.


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