A LONDON WHITECHAPEL BRONZE MORTAR

A LONDON WHITECHAPEL BRONZE MORTAR

MID-17TH CENTURY

with typical decoration of a band of shells, scrolls and flowers together with a Lezant polished bronze mortar by Christopher Pennington III, early 18th century, dated '1718' flanked by two stylised tulips (2)

10.2cm high, 13cm diameter (max)

Literature

See Michael Finlay, 'English Decorated Bronze Mortars and their Makers', item 88 for a similar Whitechapel mortar and item 29 for a mortar attributed to the Pennington foundry.