AN ENGLISH BRONZE MORTAR
AN ENGLISH BRONZE MORTAR

BY SAMUEL SMITH OF YORK, 1683

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AN ENGLISH BRONZE MORTAR
BY SAMUEL SMITH OF YORK, 1683
Cast with a band of foliage inscribed 'HENRY CROWDER 1683' and a lower band cast with bells, foliage and the shield of the maker 'S.S. EBOR'
9½ in. (24 cm.) high; 11½ in. (29 cm.) diameter

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For a discussion and reproductions of the maker's marks see Michael Finlay. English Decorated Bronze Mortars, 2007 p.154 and p.236 for a drawing of his mark

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