The Butler Hoard - 1st July 2025
Lot 123
TWO 17TH CENTURY BRONZE MORTARS
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £403
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Description
TWO 17TH CENTURY BRONZE MORTARS
MAKER MARKED, ENGLISH, C.1650-75
each with a mid-band and stamped with the maker's mark of Charles Applebee to base, the larger with 'CA' beneath a fleur- de-lys, the other 'CA' beneath a crown (2)
11cm high, 13.8cm diameter (max)
Literature
Illustrated and discussed in Antique Metalware Society, Vol. 26, 2021, p.38, fig.18 (left) and fig.19 (right), the largest recorded mortar by Applebee.