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Werkstatt Hachmann, A rare Hachmann mortar and pestle, Golden brown cast bronze with chocolate brown patina. Decorated on both sides with shields supported by winged demi-figures and putti bearing "house marks". Inscribed below the rim and above the base in Gothic minusculae on wide banderoles: "cuimera ruddenscheitz myn hape steit in godt", and "int jaer ons heren m vc lxxiiii". With two zoomorphic handles. Associated double pestle with nodus, engravings and beautiful identical patina. With minor dents around the rim. H 13.5, D

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A rare Hachmann mortar and pestle

Werkstatt Hachmann

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As published: “Golden brown cast bronze with chocolate brown patina. Decorated on both sides with shields supported by winged demi-figures and putti bearing "house marks". Inscribed below the rim and above the base in Gothic minusculae on wide banderoles: "cuimera ruddenscheitz myn hape steit in godt", and "int jaer ons heren m vc lxxiiii". With two zoomorphic handles. Associated double pestle with nodus, engravings and beautiful identical patina. With minor dents around the rim. H 13.5, D”
Category: Engravings
Dimensions: 13.8 cm
Auction house: Lempertz
Sale: Auction 1196 Highly Important Mortars from the Schwarzach Collection Part IV. (1196-1)
Date: May 20, 2022
Location: 20.05.2022 10:00, Cologne
Lot: 672
Estimate: €5,000 – €6,000 (≈ $5,289 – $6,346) (≈ £4,241 – £5,089)
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