A GERMAN BRONZE MORTAR
A GERMAN BRONZE MORTAR

EARLY 17TH CENTURY

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A GERMAN BRONZE MORTAR
EARLY 17TH CENTURY
With a single side handle, the body cast with a relief band of classical vases flanked by pairs of dolphins above the inscription '3V . DEM . HANS . PRVN . KERICH .' and with a Venetian lion motif in a roundel
7½ in. (9 cm.) high

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The inscription indicates a German origin but the mark of a Venetian lion might indicate a Venetian foundry with a commission for a German owner as opposed to maker.