Fine Furniture & Collections - 7th October 2026
Lot 224
TWO NORWICH BRONZE MORTARS
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £318
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Description
TWO NORWICH BRONZE MORTARS
EARLY TO MID-17TH CENTURY
one decorated with the head of Christ within a scrollwork cartouche twice, the other with a crowned Tudor rosette, four times (2)
10cm high, 12.8cm diameter (max)
Literature
See Michael Finlay, 'English Decorated Bronze Mortars and their Makers', items 163 and 164 for related Norfolk mortars in the Science Museum, London.