The Butler Hoard - 1st July 2025
Lot 125
TWO 17TH CENTURY BRONZE MORTARS
Estimate £200 - £300
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Description
TWO 17TH CENTURY BRONZE MORTARS
MAKER MARKED, ENGLISH, C.1650-75
each with a plain drum and internal measuring lines, mark of Charles Applebee stamped to underside (2)
10.5cm high, 12.1cm diameter (max)
Literature
Illustrated and discussed in Antique Metalware Society, Vol. 26, 2021, p.38, fig.15 (centre left and right).