Apothecary Mortar, High Quality, 17th Century, Listed.

Beautiful cast bronze mortar, with 5 buttresses in caryatids, alternately surrounding one head of fauna in relief between 4 flowers, and a medal: Hercules and the doe of Cyrenia. Small threaded round foot, overflowing upper border decorated with flowers. A similar mortar, reproduced in the recent beautiful documentation of 3 friends, (photo) is attributed to the Master Founders of Le Puy, IC/IF, mid-17th century
Size: quite large: Diam: 14cm, H: 9cm, weight 2KG
Good condition , beautiful patina, the mortar rings like a bell, to note, (red arrows) the scar of a probable repair on edge... Take a good look at our photos.....
This object is for immediate purchase, payable by credit card or paypal .
- eclectic - antique dealers since 1970, Siret: FR 24.430113233. Invoice and Certificate are attached to each of our shipments.