Buste de Minerve casquée - Circa 1600 - Mortar (2) - Bronze

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Two antique bronze mortars (set) with pestle, dating to ca. 1600–1650, heavy with a dark patina, featuring six helmeted Minerva busts and two handles (one pierced); height 9.5 cm, diameter 14.8 cm, base diameter 10.5 cm, total weight 3.985 kg, condition Excellent with minimal wear, origin Italy, no restorations.

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Very rare and exceptional two-handled mortar, heavy, with a powerful decoration. Bronze mortar and pestle with a dark patina from the early 17th century, probably Italian, Sicily? The decoration consists of 6 busts of Minerva in a helmet, spaced by four crenellated buttresses and 2 handles (one pierced). The neck is flared and stepped. Mortar weight alone: 3.267 kg. Mortar height: 9.5 cm, diameter: 14.8 cm, base diameter: 10.5 cm. Pestle: 22.5 cm long, weighing 717 g. No restorations, no cracks, ... it sounds like a bell. It is very rare to find a mortar with protruding crenellated buttresses in excellent condition, which makes this piece highly desirable. Total weight: 3.985 kg (8.78 pounds).

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Very rare and exceptional two-handled mortar, heavy, with a powerful decoration. Bronze mortar and pestle with a dark patina from the early 17th century, probably Italian, Sicily? The decoration consists of 6 busts of Minerva in a helmet, spaced by four crenellated buttresses and 2 handles (one pierced). The neck is flared and stepped. Mortar weight alone: 3.267 kg. Mortar height: 9.5 cm, diameter: 14.8 cm, base diameter: 10.5 cm. Pestle: 22.5 cm long, weighing 717 g. No restorations, no cracks, ... it sounds like a bell. It is very rare to find a mortar with protruding crenellated buttresses in excellent condition, which makes this piece highly desirable. Total weight: 3.985 kg (8.78 pounds).

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Details

Era
1400-1900
Weight
3.99 kg
No. of items
2
Country of Origin
Italy
Designer/Artist/Maker
Buste de Minerve casquée - Circa 1600
Material
Bronze
Condition
Excellent condition: barely used with minimal signs of wear
Height
9.5 cm
Width
14.8 cm
Depth
10.5 cm
Estimated period
1600-1650
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