A Charles II bronze mortar, East Anglia, dated 1664
A Charles II bronze mortar, East Anglia, dated 1664
£895
Category
Reference
4029
Attributed to Foundry X, Suffolk, cast with two crowned Tudor roses, centred by the date panel '1664', the reverse cast with 16th century style motifs, namely two strapwork panels and scrolling fruiting vine panel, with associated pestle, (2).
See the Wellcome Trust Collection, ref. A604250, for a very similar mortar, again dated 1664.
Literature: See Michael Finlay, 'English Decorated Bronze Mortars and Their Makers' (2010), p. 133, no. 261.
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Dimensions:
Height
11.1 cm / 4 1⁄2"
Diameter
14.4 cm
/ 5 3⁄4"
.See the Wellcome Trust Collection, ref. A604250, for a very similar mortar, again dated 1664.Literature: See Michael Finlay, 'English Decorated Bronze Mortars and Their Makers' (2010), p. 133, no. 261.){kind=link}