Furniture, Works of Art and Clocks - 2nd October 2019
Lot 37
A rare 17th century Italian treen walnut mortar grater
Estimate £500 - £800 | Hammer £1000
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Description
A rare 17th century Italian treen walnut mortar grater, in two parts, with a pestle handle, with turned and reeded decoration and with cable mouldings, 23.3cm high.
Provenance:
Purchased from A and E. Foster, Oxfordshire.
Provenance: 'A Lifetime of Collecting'-The property of a gentleman.
For similar mortars, see Owen Evan-Thomas, Domestic Utensils of Wood, p.76, pl.28.