Kunst und Kunsthandwerk, Antiken

| 255 309 310 310 Photo 2 309 Photo 2 A Renaissance bronze mortar from Cleves, workshop of Wilhelm Hachmann, dated 1579 The bronze mortar cast in one piece, with a finely aged patina. An es- cutcheon appliquéd on the front, flanked by two angels, the weight (?) “8 3/4” scratched into the other side. The handles on the sides in the shape of monsters‘ heads. The banner in Gothic minuscules around the rim reads “Hanrich Rornsara syn Huisfraw”, interspersed with portrait busts and leaping hares. Dated “Anno dni M VC LXXIX” around the base. Comes with the rare original pestle. Height 15 cm. 267740 II € 3.400