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March Premier Auction: Day 2

Sat, Mar 25, 2017 09:00AM EDT - Mon, Mar 27, 2017 09:00AM EDT
Lot 506

Three Antique Mortars and Pestles

Estimate: $400 - $700

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Flemish bronze mortar and pestle dated 1607, waisted form with spreading foot and dolphin-head handles, birds surrounded by scrolling [rinsceaux], "Hendrick Ter Horst Me Fecit Anno 1607", height 11-1/4 in., [some corrosion;] finely turned mahogany mortar with overhung lip and pedestal base, with pestle, height 17 in., [old split to base, signs of rot and cracking to one side;] ring-turned mortar and pestle, height 15 in., [some wear to base rim, old splits to pestle]. Provenance: Property from a Palm Beach, Florida Estate

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