Furniture, Works of Art and Clocks - 4th July 2018

Lot 37

An early 17th century French bronze mortar

Estimate £150 - £200 | Hammer £280

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Description

An early 17th century French bronze mortar, the rim decorated with four rectangular panels, with a wild boar's head issuing scrolling leaves, above eight ribs or buttresses, interspersed with a pair of relief portrait busts, possibly Lyon, Toine Cavet, 11cm high, 14.7cm diameter.