18th C. French Marble Mortar
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**Originally Listed At $300**
Western Europe, France, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. A mortar of sturdy form that is hand-carved from white marble with integral gray veining. The flat-bottomed vessel features an inverted conical body, a thick rim, and 4 thick lugs spaced equidistantly around the circumference. The deep basin bears smooth surfaces indicative of heavy usage and suggests this mortar was perhaps used in a personal home or an apothecary for preparing medicinal ingredients. Size: 7.8" W x 4.3" H (19.8 cm x 10.9 cm)
Provenance: Whisnant Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA acquired prior to 2000
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#169818
Western Europe, France, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. A mortar of sturdy form that is hand-carved from white marble with integral gray veining. The flat-bottomed vessel features an inverted conical body, a thick rim, and 4 thick lugs spaced equidistantly around the circumference. The deep basin bears smooth surfaces indicative of heavy usage and suggests this mortar was perhaps used in a personal home or an apothecary for preparing medicinal ingredients. Size: 7.8" W x 4.3" H (19.8 cm x 10.9 cm)
Provenance: Whisnant Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA acquired prior to 2000
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#169818
Condition
Original pestle missing. Chips to areas of rim and some lugs, with light staining within basin, and faint remains of pigment as well as extensive but light smoothing abrasions across the exterior surfaces, otherwise intact and very good. Great surface smoothness within basin.
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18th C. French Marble Mortar
Estimate $400 - $600
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