Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 11th August 2020
Lot 39
A 17TH CENTURY BRONZE MORTAR ATTRIBUTED TO WHITECHAPEL FOUNDRY
Estimate £200 - £300
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Description
A 17TH CENTURY BRONZE MORTAR
ATTRIBUTED TO WHITECHAPEL FOUNDRY, LONDON, C.1630-40
decorated with a band of scrolling leaves, flowers and shells
10.7cm high, 14cm diameter
LITERATURE
Michael Finlay, English Decorated Bronze Mortars and their Makers, pp.61-71 for a discussion of the Whitechapel foundry and pl.88 for a similar mortar by John Clifton.