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A CHARLES II DATED BRONZE MORTAR BY EDWARD NEALE OF BURFORD the body cast with two pairs of...
A CHARLES II DATED BRONZE MORTAR
BY EDWARD NEALE OF BURFORD
the body cast with two pairs of fleur-de-lis, flanking the date '1660' and with owners triad initials 'T I I'
11.1cm high, 14.5cm diameter
LITERATURE
Michael Finlay, English Decorated Bronze Mortars and their Makers, pp.100-107 for a discussion of Edward Neale, with a similar example and p.105 where the present mortar is listed.
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