A pretty little crucible, cast in brass (a food-grade bronze alloy), with a handle for easy gripping and a wooden grip. It rests on three feet shaped like goat hooves, allowing it to be placed directl[...]
Large iron-based mortar with two handles at the base and a slightly flared neck; the body is decorated with two peripheral reeds. It is a handsome piece, weighing 10.5 kg. France, late 16th/early 17th[...]
Important bronze mortar, decorated with three beautiful mascarons and fleurs-de-lys.France, 17th century.Height: 16 cmDiameter: 22.5 cmWeight: 9600 gTo report: Some small old lacks on the edge. A lack[...]
A bronze mortar with two handles, bearing the inscription "Henryck ter horst me fecyt a1638" and decorated with a frieze of cornucopias and cherubs. Netherlands, 19th century. Condition: Some signs of[...]
Large apothecary's ivory mortar and pestle
Indo-Portuguese
17th century
Cites certificate number IT/CE/3023/MI/01112
19,5 x 11 cm ; pestle 26 cm
The mortar's origins are lost in the mists of ant[...]
Extraordinary lost-wax cast bronze pharmacy mortar. The mortar's exterior is decorated with a series of alternating frames, and at the bottom is a wide band decorated with phytomorphic motifs. Above t[...]
Mortier en bronze a ailettes, massif et richement sculpté, accompagné de son pilon d’origine.Bel objet ancien, lourd et stable, idéal pour la décoration, la collection ou l’usage culinaire/traditionne[...]
Free shipping for EU insurance includedBronze stack of nested weights, Nuremberg, 18th centuryThis stack of one-pound weights, known as Charlemagne stack, features a clasp and hinge attached to the li[...]
Circa 1620 – First half of the 17th century France – Auvergne – Workshop of Master Ramousse. A copper alloy (bronze) mortar, truncated conical in shape with a thick rim, decorated in relief with roset[...]
SCIENTIFIC OBJECTS Metrology, measuring instruments MUSEUM, Exceptional bronze with gilt patina stack of nested weights in cups(Royal standard weight) of 16 Marks (a unit of weight created by Charle[...]
This bronze mortar dates from the 17th century. It is an object from the High Renaissance period. It is in good overall condition, with slight oxidation, signs of wear from use, and a few dents. Our p[...]
HAUTE EPOQUE17th centuryExquisite bronze mortar with a flared shape on a slight foot (the minor losses at the edge of the foot are original casting flaws). The thicker neck is decorated with two simpl[...]
How clever… back then, we may not have washed our hands, but we knew how to put away our scissors, after God knows what procedure, by carefully folding the finger slots to take up less space in the ca[...]
Bronze mortar with garlands, flowers and putti
Tuscany, second half of XVI century
H 10 ; diameter : 13 cm
Artisans and healers used mortars for grinding food, dyes and drugs. The rich friezes [...]
HAUTE EPOQUEVery nice bronze mortar, complete, with its pestle, Netherlands 17th century. The mortar is tiered in 3 registers, separated by friezes of triple raised rings: * Patronymic and dated on it[...]
Large, very thick cast iron mortar from the 17th century. Very beautiful piece. Can be presented on a column or a support for great effect. Dimensions: Height: 30.5 cm. Width: 40 cm (with handle). Dep[...]
France XVII sec bronze h 8 cm Diameter 12 cm International shipping UPS DHLPayment accepted Bank transfer or PaypalPlease contact me for any infromation
Superb Italian Renaissance bronze mortar with his pestle - 16th centuryVery beautiful model with AN in its center surmounted by a cross below . The mortar is decorated with several foliages and a fleu[...]
Beautiful, simple, late 17th century, walnut money changer's box, opening with lid, wire hinges, brass hooks. When open, it shows inside of lid sumptuously ink calligraphed : Mathieu Clot, Rue Tupin[...]
Very beautiful Dieppe sundial, equinoctial, lunar and horizontal dial Dieppe around 1650 Floral decoration and fillet frame. Compass of the dial in paper with various European cities. with hours for h[...]
Very Large Mortar in Cast Bronze, or Iron? 17th Century, Small Heads on Both Sides, Very Beautiful Decorative Object Height 33 cm Width at Neck 35.5 Very Heavy; Transport Quote on Request 50kg
Remarkable 17th century bronze turning, making a very sober elegant mortar on a pedestal. We will note the simplicity of the which makes this object, however utilitarian, close to a goldsmith's object[...]
Beautiful bronze mortar with a brown-green patina, truncated cone shape with a molded border decorated with a row of fleur-de-lis inclined to the left. On the body, four buttresses alternate with bust[...]
Bronze mortar decorated with medallions and applied with intermal buttresses, completed by flowers in the upper part Similar model in Exhibition, Ecouen, La France des Fondeurs - Art and use of bronze[...]
Small bronze apothecary mortar attributed to Abraham LE BOUCHER in Rouen (who became a master in 1610), a founder from a family of gunners Decorated with puttis, friezes and Renaissance ornaments A co[...]
Beautiful German bronze tripod cauldron from the 17th century, in a beautiful patina shaped by centuries of use. The often burned or broken feet are here in their entirety representing stylized claws.[...]
High bronze mortar with patterned decoration of 5 registers with wings and medallions -
17th century bronze. Deep sectional body with corbeled rim.
Decorated with 5 medallions at the bust of Diana c[...]
“Rare apothecary or alchemist’s mortar”: red marble not identified due to the patina, from the Renaissance period (16th century), 15.4 x 11 cm. Without pestle. Equipped with a large base for stability[...]
Bronze mortar, Veneto, 16th century
Lost wax cast bronze mortar with body outlined by parallel and successive frames that delimit its circumference.
On both faces, in a central position, a g[...]
XVI beautiful mortar with dark patina and snake head sockets. Small chip on the upper lip (see close-up) Height 10 cm Top diameter 11.5 cm Base diameter 7.3 cm
Pair of Spanish bronze mortars. End of the 16th century, beginning of the 17th century Mortar with four fluted reinforcements decorated with shells. The pestle is typical of Spanish creations.
Moorish type pharmacy mortar. 14th or 15th century large format: 10 x 16 cm with 10 ribs, one of which is the handle. One blow hit a small piece of blade and a rib.
German bronze mortar from the end of the 16th century, cast bronze with brown patina, cylindrical and smooth on an overflowing stepped base, with rectangular U-shaped side handles. Payment by bank tra[...]
Original Bronze Mortar Dutch Circa 1700
With nice old original patination and nicely decorated with turned rims.
No restorations or cracks.
1,6kg 10,5cm high 13cm diameter.
Beautiful multiple diptych sundial signed Leonhart Miller dated 1652. This rectangular diptych dial has on these faces: Face 1A Compass rose has 16 directions designated by their names in German, with[...]
Small bronze mortar, flared shape, resting on a small round foot, on which stand 4 buttresses in shape of caryatids, between which appear in relief a mask of Diana with a pearl necklace and a crescen[...]
Puy-en Velay mortar. from the 17th century with Hercules drowning the serpent in medallions and caryatids which alternate with the medallions. It is the same as that of the National Renaissance Museum[...]
Lost wax cast bronze mortar with body outlined by a large number of parallel and successive frames that delimit its circumference; and decorated with plant motifs of classical derivation: flower garla[...]
Early 16th century Italian theodolite with sundial (Italian times), circa 1540
Engraved with 8 Italian wind directions.
Tramontana (N), Greco (NE), Levante (E), Scirocco (SE), Ostro (S), Garbino (SW[...]
16th century cast iron mortar with two very beautiful handles
Beautiful original object with a great patina and in very good condition
Delivery in Belgium, France and abroad.
Visible in our s[...]
Beautiful small mortar with fins, with its pestle, six fins on the upper part of the mortar, wear of use ... height 8.5 cm diameter 8.5 cm, weight with its pestle 2.4kg.... For further information 077[...]
Beautiful model of apothecary mortar with baluster buttresses and lion masks. Bronze with a superb golden brown patina. Nice size and in very good used condition (no fel, sounds perfectly), with an ol[...]
Très élégant mortier en bronze Allemand d'époque XVIème. De forme tronconique, il repose sur une base légèrement moulurée de godrons et évasé à son col,légèrement mouluré. Il est muni de 2 prises de f[...]
Beautiful little mortar from solid boxwood, good thickness, circular in shape, deeply turned with rings, resting on a well-affirmed pedestal, under this foot: a beautiful turning as umbilicus.
Frusto[...]
Coming from a former convent, a large house in Arles, a beautiful slate table dial, octagonal in shape dated MDCLXXI, proudly displaying the coat of arms: Azure with a leopard lion resting its extreme[...]
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