English Bronze Mortar; Together with an Associated
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English Bronze Mortar
17th Century
Cast with the name JEAMES BUTLAR [sic} MADE ME, the waist with a band of stylized fleur-de-lys and crosses, linked by scrolls; together with an associated pestle. Height 5 1/8 inches (13 cm), diameter 6 1/4 inches (15.8 cm), length of pestle 8 inches (20.3 cm).
Literarture:
Henning, Arthur C., 'Mortars by English Church Bell Founders', The Connoisseur, June 1934, p. 395, No. ix, which had been on loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
Henning links two bells, dated 1632, at West Thurrock, Essex, with identical forms of decoration, neither with the founder's name but suggests that they might have been the work of the same maker.
C Property from a New York Private Collection
17th Century
Cast with the name JEAMES BUTLAR [sic} MADE ME, the waist with a band of stylized fleur-de-lys and crosses, linked by scrolls; together with an associated pestle. Height 5 1/8 inches (13 cm), diameter 6 1/4 inches (15.8 cm), length of pestle 8 inches (20.3 cm).
Literarture:
Henning, Arthur C., 'Mortars by English Church Bell Founders', The Connoisseur, June 1934, p. 395, No. ix, which had been on loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
Henning links two bells, dated 1632, at West Thurrock, Essex, with identical forms of decoration, neither with the founder's name but suggests that they might have been the work of the same maker.
C Property from a New York Private Collection
Condition
Condition commensurate with age and use, dings and dents, losses to rim and base, rubbing and wear throughout.
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Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact and Doyle New York shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. Please contact the specialist department to request further information or additional images that may be available.
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English Bronze Mortar; Together with an Associated
Estimate $1,000 - $1,500
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