1600's French Or Bronze Pharmaceutical Mortar & Pestle
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Apothecary Mortar with original Pestle. Made of heavy, thick Cast Ore' Bronze. Used in Pharmaceutical science or Alchemy and Herbal Medicine, for grinding herbs and medicines. Characteristic period shape and design. French in origin, circa late 1500's/early 1600's. A bit uneven, with some imperfections in the cast - a common characteristic trait of earlier antique bronze mortars. Fleur-de-Lis and Scallop shape decorations on the body in deep relief. Measurements: Mortar: 5" top diameter (13 cm), 3.5" high; Pestle: 9" long (23 cm), 1.75" widest diameter; Weighs about 6 lbs. or 2.75 kg altogether
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Good/VG overall; Intact and clean; Superb patina
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1600's French Or Bronze Pharmaceutical Mortar & Pestle
Estimate $650 - $800
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