A brass pocket sundial and compass, signed ‘Butterfield, Paris’.
Paris, early 18th century.
Measures 6.1 x 5.2 x 1cm.
Contained within its original leather case which remains in fine condi[...]
Very beautiful Dieppe sundial, equinoctial, lunar and horizontal dial Dieppe around 1650 Floral decoration and fillet frame. Compass of the dial in paper with various European cities. with hours for h[...]
Beautiful original 17th century mortar from Tuscany, beautiful patina.
weight 4.2 kg size diam.16 cm h.11 cm
Description
the object, including the pestle, is made of bronze, hollow, cylindrical in [...]
TIME QUADRANT Unsigned, [France, Blois?], 17th century, 53.5 x 54 x H. 59 mm; thickness: between 22 and 25 mm, mercury-gilded and engraved brass Small square sundial which could be related to the hour[...]
HAUTE EPOQUE
Gorgeous bronze mortar
bearing around the circumference of its neck with stylized Gothic letters an inscription "A POMAREDO MVCL XXX I"
(the founder used here a medal for each lett[...]
Very Large Mortar in Cast Bronze, or Iron? 17th Century, Small Heads on Both Sides, Very Beautiful Decorative Object Height 33 cm Width at Neck 35.5 Very Heavy; Transport Quote on Request 50kg
Small mortar from Holland, dated 1649 with a beautiful dark patina.
Inscribed on the edge of the lip: LOF GOD VAN AL AO 1649. Dolphin side handles.
Beautiful Renaissance ornamentation.
Height[...]
Beautiful mortar with characteristic images of the master. Some of his mortars are described in the book "French Mortars from the 15th to the 18th century".
Very nice mortar, with clear images, characteristic of the master founder. Some of his mortars are described in the book "French Mortars from the 15th to the 18th Century", including a similar mortar.
Second half of the 17th century - Dated: 1677 Provenance: France This Roman metal balance element, dated 1677, is an exceptional example of a weighing instrument used for trade and agriculture in the [...]
Remarkable 17th century bronze turning, making a very sober elegant mortar on a pedestal. We will note the simplicity of the which makes this object, however utilitarian, close to a goldsmith's object[...]
Beautiful bronze mortar with a brown-green patina, truncated cone shape with a molded border decorated with a row of fleur-de-lis inclined to the left. On the body, four buttresses alternate with bust[...]
Important bronze mortar, decorated with three beautiful mascarons and fleurs-de-lys.
France, 17th century.
Height: 16 cm
Diameter: 22.5 cm
Weight: 9600 g
To report: Some small old lacks o[...]
Bronze mortar decorated with medallions and applied with intermal buttresses, completed by flowers in the upper part Similar model in Exhibition, Ecouen, La France des Fondeurs - Art and use of bronze[...]
Small bronze apothecary mortar attributed to Abraham LE BOUCHER in Rouen (who became a master in 1610), a founder from a family of gunners Decorated with puttis, friezes and Renaissance ornaments A co[...]
A beautiful small bronze mortar made in the Netherlands. The handles are made like sea monsters, the mortar is decorated with Renaissance motifs.On the mortar it reads: 'AMOR#VINSIT#OMNIA#1557'. Love[...]
HAUTE EPOQUE
Superb and large bronze mortar, flared
*on a heel enhanced with 2 lines.
*The wide rim is decorated with 11 identical medals (3,5*2cm) depicting a large, very detailed and unusua[...]
Beautiful German bronze tripod cauldron from the 17th century, in a beautiful patina shaped by centuries of use. The often burned or broken feet are here in their entirety representing stylized claws.[...]
Large set of complete 8-pound weights Nuremberg, 17th century, around 1650. Bronze.Maker's mark of Georg Schiller/Schuller on the lid. Active in the first half of the 17th century.Beautiful dark brown[...]
High bronze mortar with patterned decoration of 5 registers with wings and medallions -
17th century bronze. Deep sectional body with corbeled rim.
Decorated with 5 medallions at the bust of Diana c[...]
Fantastic bronze mortar with house brand, Holland 16th century.
Large mortar with two side handles. Excellent condition and beautiful patina. Light bronze casting.
House mark and "HF" stamped on[...]
“Rare apothecary or alchemist’s mortar”: red marble not identified due to the patina, from the Renaissance period (16th century), 15.4 x 11 cm. Without pestle. Equipped with a large base for stability[...]
Bronze mortar, Veneto, 16th century
Lost wax cast bronze mortar with body outlined by parallel and successive frames that delimit its circumference.
On both faces, in a central position, a g[...]
XVI beautiful mortar with dark patina and snake head sockets. Small chip on the upper lip (see close-up) Height 10 cm Top diameter 11.5 cm Base diameter 7.3 cm
Pair of Spanish bronze mortars. End of the 16th century, beginning of the 17th century Mortar with four fluted reinforcements decorated with shells. The pestle is typical of Spanish creations.
Moorish type pharmacy mortar. 14th or 15th century large format: 10 x 16 cm with 10 ribs, one of which is the handle. One blow hit a small piece of blade and a rib.
German bronze mortar from the end of the 16th century, cast bronze with brown patina, cylindrical and smooth on an overflowing stepped base, with rectangular U-shaped side handles. Payment by bank tra[...]
Original Bronze Mortar Dutch Circa 1700
With nice old original patination and nicely decorated with turned rims.
No restorations or cracks.
1,6kg 10,5cm high 13cm diameter.
Beautiful multiple diptych sundial signed Leonhart Miller dated 1652. This rectangular diptych dial has on these faces: Face 1A Compass rose has 16 directions designated by their names in German, with[...]
Small bronze mortar, flared shape, resting on a small round foot, on which stand 4 buttresses in shape of caryatids, between which appear in relief a mask of Diana with a pearl necklace and a crescen[...]
Puy-en Velay mortar. from the 17th century with Hercules drowning the serpent in medallions and caryatids which alternate with the medallions. It is the same as that of the National Renaissance Museum[...]
Lost wax cast bronze mortar with body outlined by a large number of parallel and successive frames that delimit its circumference; and decorated with plant motifs of classical derivation: flower garla[...]
Very interesting boiled leather case from the end of the 16th or the beginning of the 17th century. Probably that of an object for scientific use. France or Italy 17th century For references on these [...]
Early 16th century Italian theodolite with sundial (Italian times), circa 1540
Engraved with 8 Italian wind directions.
Tramontana (N), Greco (NE), Levante (E), Scirocco (SE), Ostro (S), Garbino (SW[...]
16th century cast iron mortar with two very beautiful handles
Beautiful original object with a great patina and in very good condition
Delivery in Belgium, France and abroad.
Visible in our s[...]
Beautiful small mortar with fins, with its pestle, six fins on the upper part of the mortar, wear of use ... height 8.5 cm diameter 8.5 cm, weight with its pestle 2.4kg.... For further information 077[...]
Beautiful model of apothecary mortar with baluster buttresses and lion masks. Bronze with a superb golden brown patina. Nice size and in very good used condition (no fel, sounds perfectly), with an ol[...]
Beautiful 15/16th century mortar, cast bronze, Northern Italy, (Carinthia, or Tyrol), cylindrical body reinforced with four nose-shaped ribs, (typical of mortars from this region), strong flared edge.[...]
Très élégant mortier en bronze Allemand d'époque XVIème. De forme tronconique, il repose sur une base légèrement moulurée de godrons et évasé à son col,légèrement mouluré. Il est muni de 2 prises de f[...]
Beautiful little mortar from solid boxwood, good thickness, circular in shape, deeply turned with rings, resting on a well-affirmed pedestal, under this foot: a beautiful turning as umbilicus.
Frusto[...]
Coming from a former convent, a large house in Arles, a beautiful slate table dial, octagonal in shape dated MDCLXXI, proudly displaying the coat of arms: Azure with a leopard lion resting its extreme[...]
Small bronze mortar with buttresses from the Loire Valley, 18th century Interesting small mortar with 4 buttresses with double balusters Beautiful bronze patina Very good general condition It was cert[...]
Renaissance Antique Bronze Mortar Heinrick Ter Horst Me Fecit, 1607. Beautiful patina. 19th diameter: 19 cm height: 13.5 cm Do not hesitate to contact us for any further information.
Beautiful cast bronze mortar, with 5 buttresses in caryatids, alternately surrounding one head of fauna in relief between 4 flowers, and a medal: Hercules and the doe of Cyrenia. Small threaded round [...]
Bronze mortar, flared shape with bare caryatids applied to the body of the mortar.
France, 17th century.
Height: 11cm.
Diameter: 15.5cm.
Delivery possible worldwide.
Bronze mortar in excellent condition with two monograms in gothic letters "FL" and "BA" on the front of the belly; and between the two initials a cross.
Essential work tool for an apothecary, mortars[...]
BOX in gilt metal engraved with chiseled decoration Adorned with a landscape, houses and chapels; lock under the lid presenting a complication mechanism with gaps, to restore, top handle, missing feet[...]
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