Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 12th April 2017
Lot 61
A Charles I dated bronze mortar attributed to Robert Oldfield of Hertford
Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £850
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Description
A Charles I dated bronze mortar attributed to Robert Oldfield of Hertford, the moulded body with the date '1639', the '1' a distinctive shape, 11.5cm high, 14.5cm diameter.
See Michael Finlay, English Decorated Bronze Mortars and their Makers, p.45, pl. 55 for a discussion of the above mortar.
Provenance:
Sotheby's, The Clive Sherwood collection, 22nd May 2002, lot 86.
The David Pearsall collection.
A private collection.