Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - The Age of Oak - 14th January 2025
Lot 149
A GOOD BRONZE MORTAR
Estimate £2,000 - £3,000 | Hammer £1512
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Description
A GOOD BRONZE MORTAR
GERMAN, DATED '1556'
of slightly waisted form with a pair of bird head lug handles, the body with two bands of text 'GOTTES GEWAT IST MANIG FLT' and 'ALLEIN GOTT DIE EHR' above a shield and a pair figures to each side and the date '1556', on a spreading foot
16.8cm high, 13.2cm rim diameter
Provenance
Lord and Lady Rochdale, Lingholm, Cumbria
Catalogue Note
The text translates as 'Honour to God alone' and 'God's power is manifold'.