A lead/bronze mortar

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A lead/bronze mortar
cast with the death mask of Charles I four times, with moulded ornament to the lower rim and foot, English, circa 1645 -- 5 3/8in. (13.7cm) diam, 4¼in. (10.8cm) high; and an associated pestle

Lot Essay

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
Christopher A. Peal, Lets Look at Mortars, Antique Finder, March 1975. Page 26, fig.16.
Peter Hornsby, English Decorated Mortars, Collector's Guide, January 1990.

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