A LARGE 17TH CENTURY BRONZE MORTAR

A LARGE 17TH CENTURY BRONZE MORTAR

ATTRIBUTED TO JAMES BARTLET (1675-1700) OF THE WHITECHAPEL FOUNDRY LONDON

with a flared rim, above a band of punched decoration, the body with a waist moulding of Gothic trefoil and fleur-de-lis strapwork, above three stepped ribs, with a recessed foot

25cm high, 34cm diameter

Provenance

Upper Slaughter Manor, The Collection of Micheál and Elizabeth Feller.

Catalogue Note

See Michael Finlay, 'English Decorated Bronze Mortars and their Makers', p.70, pl.96