London Made Bronze Mortar
Stock No
5441
2015
- £1,500.00
- €1,780 Euro
- $1,981 US Dollar
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Item Description
A wonderful seventeenth century bronze mortar, made at Whitechapel between 1632 and 1640, and thereby cast under under the charge of John Clifton.
5.5 inches high x 7.25 inches diameter at the rim
The bell foundry at Whitechapel was, until relatively recently, the oldest established firm in England having been founded in 1567. A similar mortar is illustrated in Finlay’s work on the subject (No.87 and colour plate 5a), formerly in his collection, that being signed and dated but with the same two bands of scrolls and shells. Although this mortar is without date from the Whitechapel foundry and dating from the seventeenth century, it should be noted that Mr.Finlay finds that Clifton ‘usually signed his work with his initials’. Such a sign is not present with this mortar.
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Seller
Seller Location
London, London
Period
18th Century & Earlier
Item Location
United Kingdom
Seller Location
London, London
Item Location
United Kingdom
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+44 (0)207 7275263
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