Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 11 Aug 2020
A CHARLES II BRONZE MORTAR ATTRIBUTED TO THE 'UNIDENTIFIED' FOUNDRY LOTHBURY OR ALDERSGATE
A CHARLES II BRONZE MORTAR
ATTRIBUTED TO THE 'UNIDENTIFIED' FOUNDRY LOTHBURY OR ALDERSGATE, LONDON
decorated with the crowned bust of Charles II, with lug handles
12cm high, 15cm diameter
LITERATURE
Michael Finlay, English Decorated Bronze Mortars and their Makers, p.74 for a discussion of the 'unidentified' foundry and pl.102 for a similar mortar.