Display case - Fo - Wood, Bronze - Almirez with Mazo

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This display piece has that elegant, geometric air that immediately evokes Art Deco, but reinterpreted from the Spanish artisanal sensibility of the early decades of the 20th century. It is not an industrial or mass-produced item: you can tell it was conceived to highlight a concrete object — in this case, a mortar with its bronze pestle — and to turn it into a small domestic altar, almost a tribute to culinary tradition and to hand-worked metal.

The wooden structure, with its stepped silhouette and clearly marked verticality, embodies the principles of Art Deco: clean lines, defined volumes, a balance between sobriety and sculptural presence. There are no superfluous ornaments, but there is a very conscious decorative intent, typical of the 1920s and 30s, when modernity coexisted with a taste for the symbolic and ceremonial.

The mortar and pestle, made of solid bronze, provide the perfect counterpoint. Its warm shine, its visual weight, and its traditional form evoke old-time cooking, the repeated gesture of grinding spices or herbs, the memory of homes where metal was both tool and heritage. Placed on the display, they acquire an almost museological character, as if the artisan wished to elevate a everyday utensil to the category of a meaningful object.

The set works as a decorative piece with a double reading: on one hand, the Art Deco aesthetics, with its taste for geometry and restrained elegance; on the other, the deeply Spanish root of the mortar, symbol of domestic tradition. That mix creates an object with soul, capable of dialoguing with vintage interiors as well as with more contemporary spaces that value the presence of pieces with history and personality.

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This display piece has that elegant, geometric air that immediately evokes Art Deco, but reinterpreted from the Spanish artisanal sensibility of the early decades of the 20th century. It is not an industrial or mass-produced item: you can tell it was conceived to highlight a concrete object — in this case, a mortar with its bronze pestle — and to turn it into a small domestic altar, almost a tribute to culinary tradition and to hand-worked metal.

The wooden structure, with its stepped silhouette and clearly marked verticality, embodies the principles of Art Deco: clean lines, defined volumes, a balance between sobriety and sculptural presence. There are no superfluous ornaments, but there is a very conscious decorative intent, typical of the 1920s and 30s, when modernity coexisted with a taste for the symbolic and ceremonial.

The mortar and pestle, made of solid bronze, provide the perfect counterpoint. Its warm shine, its visual weight, and its traditional form evoke old-time cooking, the repeated gesture of grinding spices or herbs, the memory of homes where metal was both tool and heritage. Placed on the display, they acquire an almost museological character, as if the artisan wished to elevate a everyday utensil to the category of a meaningful object.

The set works as a decorative piece with a double reading: on one hand, the Art Deco aesthetics, with its taste for geometry and restrained elegance; on the other, the deeply Spanish root of the mortar, symbol of domestic tradition. That mix creates an object with soul, capable of dialoguing with vintage interiors as well as with more contemporary spaces that value the presence of pieces with history and personality.

Certified shipping and good packaging.

Seller's Story

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Details

Era
1900-2000
Title additional information
Almirez with Mazo
Country of origin
Spain
Material
Bronze, Wood
Model
Fo
Condition
Good condition - used with small signs of ageing
Height
39 cm
Width
20 cm
Depth
14 cm
Estimated period
1930-1940
SpainVerified
2988
Objects sold
90.43%
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