Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 11th August 2020
Lot 36
A CHARLES II BRONZE MORTAR ATTRIBUTED TO THE 'UNIDENTIFIED' FOUNDRY LOTHBURY OR ALDERSGATE
Estimate £300 - £400 | Hammer £230
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Description
A CHARLES II BRONZE MORTAR
ATTRIBUTED TO THE 'UNIDENTIFIED' FOUNDRY LOTHBURY OR ALDERSGATE, LONDON
decorated with the London City Arms four times
10.5cm high, 12.2cm diameter
LITERATURE
Michael Finlay, English Decorated Bronze Mortars and their Makers, p.73 for a discussion of the 'unidentified' foundry and pl.101 for a similar or possibly this current lot.