Lot n° 234
Estimation :
150 - 200
EUR
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Result
: 260EUR
Mortar - Lot 234
Mortar
In bronze. Flared bowl decorated with effigies of Saint Jerome and masks, alternating with buttresses. Frieze of trifoliate motifs under the rim. Bears the founder's mark: "Toine Cavet".
Le Puy-en-Velay, 17th century
H: 9.7 cm - Diameter of opening: 14.3 cm
A bronze pestle is attached - H: 17,3 cm
Cf; "La France des fondeurs, art et usage du bronze aux XVIème et XVIIème siècles", by Bertrand Bergbauer, Les cahiers du musée de la Renaissance, Editions de la RMN, 2010, page 67, fig. 84
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