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Mortar and Pestle
Located in Chicago, IL
Cast iron mortar and pestle.
Category

Antique 1880s Decorative Bowls

Materials

Iron

Mortar and Pestle
Mortar and Pestle
H 8.5 in W 8 in D 8 in
Brass Mortar and Pestle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A vintage Mortar and Pestle of brass. The piece is quite patinated, but could easily be brought to
Category

Antique 19th Century European Folk Art Decorative Bowls

Materials

Brass

Brass Mortar and Pestle
Brass Mortar and Pestle
H 4.25 in Dm 4.25 in
Antique Vintage Brass Mortar and Pestle
Located in South Salem, NY
This early 20th-century mortar and pestle is made of brass with an honest patina. Both the mortar
Category

Early 20th Century French Decorative Bowls

Materials

Brass

Antique Vintage Brass Mortar and Pestle
Located in South Salem, NY
This early 20th-century mortar and pestle is made of brass with an honest patina. Both the mortar
Category

Early 20th Century French Decorative Bowls

Materials

Brass

Antique Vintage Brass Mortar and Pestle
Located in South Salem, NY
This early 20th-century mortar and pestle is made of brass with an honest patina. Both the mortar
Category

Early 20th Century French Decorative Bowls

Materials

Brass

Antique Vintage Brass Mortar and Pestle
Located in South Salem, NY
This early 20th-century mortar and pestle is made of brass with an honest patina. Both the mortar
Category

Early 20th Century French Decorative Bowls

Materials

Brass

Antique Vintage Brass Mortar and Pestle
Located in South Salem, NY
This early 20th-century mortar and pestle is made of brass with an honest patina. Both the mortar
Category

Early 20th Century French Decorative Bowls

Materials

Brass

Antique Vintage Brass Mortar and Pestle
Located in South Salem, NY
This early 20th-century mortar and pestle made of brass with an honest patina. Both the mortar and
Category

Antique Early 1900s French Decorative Bowls

Materials

Brass

Antique Vintage Brass Mortar and Pestle
Located in South Salem, NY
This early 20th-century mortar and pestle is made of brass with an honest patina. Both the mortar
Category

Early 20th Century French Decorative Bowls

Materials

Brass

Antique Vintage Brass Mortar and Pestle
Located in South Salem, NY
This early 20th-century mortar and pestle is made of brass with an honest patina. Both the mortar
Category

Early 20th Century French Decorative Bowls

Materials

Brass

Wooden Mortar and Pestle, Italy
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Wooden footed mortar and pestle. Handcrafted in Italy, nice patina. Total height with pestle: 14
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Victorian Jars

Materials

Wood

Wooden African Mortar and Pestle
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Handcrafted in Africa, wooden footed mortar and pestle. Great patina this kind of Moroccan mortar
Category

Antique 19th Century African Folk Art Decorative Bowls

Materials

Wood

Big Size Apothecary Mortar and Pestle
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Porcelain mortar and pestle. Great for cooks or as an accent piece. Heavy duty. Mortar weighs over
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Spanish 18th Century Mortar and Pestle
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very handsome 18th century mortar and pestle hand carved from a solid block of wood. Sensational
Category

Antique 18th Century Spanish Decorative Bowls

Materials

Wood

French 18th Century Mortar and Pestle
Located in Atlanta, GA
A sensational 18th century mortar and pestle in iron with its base constructed from a solid block
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century French Scientific Instruments

Materials

Iron

Antique Large Wood American Mortar and Pestle.
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large wood antique American mortar and pestle. Early rare turned wood footed mortar and pestle
Category

Antique Late 19th Century North American Country Decorative Bowls

Materials

Wood

Mortar and Pestle in Solid Grey Granite
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Solid mortar and pestle made in solid grey granite.
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls

Materials

Granite

Bronze Mortar and Pestle, Italy, 1950s
Located in Palermo, IT
Bronze mortar and pestle, Italy, 1950s Found in a country house. Good conditions. The mortar has a
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Decorative Bowls

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Mortar and Pestle, Italy, 1950s
Bronze Mortar and Pestle, Italy, 1950s
No Reserve
H 3.15 in Dm 3.94 in
Antique Stone Mortar and Pestle Bowl Set
Located in Brea, CA
Antique stone Mortar and pestle bowl set Size:6.5” D x 5.25” H.
Category

20th Century Vases

Materials

Stone

Antique Stone Mortar and Pestle Bowl Set
Located in Brea, CA
Antique Stone Mortar and Pestle Bowl Set Size 5.5”d x 5”h
Category

20th Century Vases

Materials

Stone

Antique Stone Mortar and Pestle Bowl Set
Located in Brea, CA
Antique Stone Mortar and Pestle bowl set Size: 5 1/2”D x 4”H.
Category

20th Century Vases

Materials

Stone

Antique Stone Mortar and Pestle Bowl Set
Located in Brea, CA
Antique stone mortar and pestle bowl set. Size: 5 1/2”D x 4”H.
Category

20th Century Vases

Materials

Stone

Fine Sculptural African Mortar and Pestle
Located in Bridgeport, CT
, African Mortars of this quality are becoming rare. Together the Mortar and Pestle Measure 12” diameter
Category

20th Century African Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Hardwood

Stone Mortar and Pestle, Nigeria
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Stone mortar and pestle Nigeria 20th century Measures: Mortar: 21 x 15.5 x 2 in. / 53 x 39
Category

20th Century Nigerian Other Tribal Art

Materials

Stone

Stone Mortar and Pestle, Nigeria
Stone Mortar and Pestle, Nigeria
H 21 in W 15.5 in D 2 in
Antique Stone Mortar And Pestle Bowl Set
Located in Brea, CA
Antique Stone Mortar and pestle bowl set Size: 9 1/2”D x 6 1/2”H.
Category

20th Century Vases

Materials

Stone

Vintage Apothecary Mortar and Pestle by Coors
By Coors Pottery
Located in San Diego, CA
Porcelain mortar and pestle. Great for cooks or as an accent piece. Heavy duty. By Coors USA.
Category

20th Century American American Classical Decorative Bowls

Materials

Porcelain, Wood

1950s French Olive Wood Mortar and Pestle
By Alexandre Noll
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
1950s French Olive Wood Mortar and Pestle – Exquisite Brutalist Design Bowl size: 19cm x 18 cm
Category

Vintage 1950s French Decorative Bowls

Materials

Olive

1950s French Olive Wood Mortar and Pestle
1950s French Olive Wood Mortar and Pestle
H 5.52 in W 7.09 in D 7.49 in
Antique Cast Iron Mortar and Pestle, 19th Century
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Finely proportioned, medium sized cast iron mortar and pestle. With its original finish and
Category

Antique 19th Century European Victorian Decorative Bowls

Materials

Iron

Speckled Gray Granite Mortar and Pestle Set
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A Speckled Granite mortar and pestle with fine Elemental form, good weight and very good condition
Category

20th Century Mid-Century Modern Urns

Materials

Granite

Handcrafted Wooden Mortar and Pestle, Italy
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Wooden footed mortar and pestle hand turned and carved from one piece of dense fruitwood
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Organic Modern Scientific Instruments

Materials

Wood, Fruitwood

Vintage Wooden Mortar and Pestle, Italy
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Wooden footed mortar and pestle hand turned and carved from one piece of dense fruitwood
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Organic Modern Scientific Instruments

Materials

Wood, Fruitwood

Antique Stone Mortar and Pestle Bowl Set
Located in Brea, CA
Antique stone mortar and pestle bowl set, great decorative item, or can be used. Accessories not
Category

20th Century Decorative Bowls

Materials

Cast Stone

Murano Glass Mortar and Pestle with Gold Flecks
By Murano 5
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Murano glass mortar and pestle with gold flecks.
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Art Glass

Vintage Stone Mortar and Pestle Bowl Set
Located in Brea, CA
Antique stone mortar and pestle bowl set, great decorative item, or can be used. Accessories not
Category

20th Century Vases

Materials

Stone

Bronze Mortar and Pestle Set
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Solid bronze mortar and pestle features a deep mortar and heavily weighted pestle. The mortar has a
Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-P...

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Mortar and Pestle Set
Bronze Mortar and Pestle Set
H 4.25 in Dm 4.5 in
Large Antique Wooden American Mortar and Pestle
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large wood antique American mortar and pestle. Early 19th c. Americana turned wood footed mortar
Category

Early 20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Substantial Antique Italian Bronze Mortar and Pestle
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Substantial antique Italian bronze mortar and pestle, finely cast with shell and floral band
Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Scientific Instruments

Materials

Bronze

Hand Crafted Wooden Mortar and Pestle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A well crafted wooden Folk Art Mortar and Pestle. The piece is used for crushing everything from
Category

20th Century Folk Art Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

17th Century Lignum Vitae Mortar and Pestle
Located in Chicago, IL
An incredible 17th century English mortar and pestle made from turned lignum vitae, an extremely
Category

Antique 17th Century British Rustic Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Hardwood

Chinese Floral Cast Iron Mortar and Pestle
Located in Chicago, IL
This vintage cast iron mortar and pestle from is from China's Shanxi province and is patterned in
Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Metalwork

Materials

Iron

Chinese Floral Cast Iron Mortar and Pestle
Located in Chicago, IL
This vintage cast iron mortar and pestle from is from China's Shanxi province and is patterned in
Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Metalwork

Materials

Iron

Three Antique English Brass Mortar and Pestle Sets
Located in Port Chester, NY
chemist's mortar and pestle, circa 1800. Others date circa 1870.
Category

Antique 19th Century English Jars

Materials

Brass

Jacques Lauterbach. Mortar and pestle in solid bronze.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Jacques Lauterbach, French artist. Mortar and pestle in solid bronze. Modernist design. Late 20th
Category

Late 20th Century French Tableware

Materials

Bronze

17th century apothecary's ivory mortar and pestle - Indo-Portuguese
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Large apothecary's ivory mortar and pestle Indo-Portuguese 17th century Cites certificate number IT
Category

Antique 17th Century Indian Spanish Colonial Vases

Materials

Ivory

19th Century Mortar and Pestle
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
19th century fruitwood mortar and pestle. Remnants of oxblood red and silver blue banded paint
Category

Antique Early 19th Century American Antiquities

Materials

Fruitwood

19th Century Mortar and Pestle
19th Century Mortar and Pestle
H 6.5 in W 5.5 in D 5.5 in
Antique Mortar And Pestle, English, Brass Apothecary Instrument, Victorian, 1850
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique mortar and pestle. An English, brass apothecary instrument, dating to the
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century British Victorian Serving Pieces

Materials

Brass

Forest Green Marble Mortar and Pestle
Located in PRAHA 8, CZ
collection of four marble objects is a testament to functionality and timeless quality. The marble mortar
Category

2010s European Centerpieces

Materials

Marble

Large English 18th Century Queen Anne Period Wooden Mortar And Pestle
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Large English 18th Century Queen Anne Period Wooden Mortar And Pestle
Category

Antique Late 18th Century British Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Italian Bronze Mortar and Pestle, Signed, Christopher Eberhardt, Circa 1830
Located in Hollywood, SC
Italian bronze mortar and pestle. Christopher Eberhardt, Anno J667 Grabavw, Early 19th Century
Category

Antique 1830s Italian Neoclassical Scientific Instruments

Materials

Bronze

Mortar and Pestle with Funnel
By Tomoe Yokoi
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Mortar and Pestle with Funnel Mezzotint on BFK Rives paper, c. 1973 Signed and editioned in pencil
Category

1970s Contemporary Still-life Prints

Materials

Mezzotint

Italian Bronze Mortar and Pestle, Original Patina, Italy, Pharmacy or Herbalist
Located in Roma, IT
Antique bronze mortar. Handmade with pestle. Original patina Italian bronze mortar and pestle
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century European Grand Tour Scientific Instruments

Materials

Bronze

Seljuk Heavy Bronze Mortar and Pestle
Located in London, GB
A Heavy Seljuk bronze mortar and pestle. The mortar is comprised of a cylindrical bowl, tapered
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Bronze

18th Century English Treen Yew Wood Mortar and Pestle
Located in Stamford, CT
18th century English treen mortar and pestle hand turned and carved from yew wood with the rich and
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century English Georgian Scientific Instruments

Materials

Yew

Antique Apothecary Mortar and Pestle, English, Bronze, Beech, Chemist, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique apothecary mortar and pestle. An English, bronze and beech chemist's aid
Category

Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Scientific Instruments

Materials

Bronze

Austrian Bronze Mortar and Pestle, Original Patina, Pharmacy or Herbalist
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Offered is a beautiful antique solid brass mortar and pestle set. The mortar has a cylindrical
Category

Vintage 1920s Austrian Hollywood Regency Decorative Bowls

Materials

Metal, Brass

Giant Mortar and Pestle Set Black Marble Polished Italy
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Italian deep black polished marble giant mortar bowl and pestle. Mortar and pestle set has been
Category

Late 20th Century French Organic Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Marble

Jacques Lauterbach. Mortar and pestle in solid bronze. Modernist design.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Jacques Lauterbach, French artist. Mortar and pestle in solid bronze. Modernist design. Late 20th
Category

Late 20th Century French Tableware

Materials

Bronze

Jacques Lauterbach, French artist. Mortar and pestle in solid bronze.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Jacques Lauterbach, French artist. Mortar and pestle in solid bronze. Modernist design. Late 20th
Category

Late 20th Century French Tableware

Materials

Bronze

Italian Bronze Mortar and Pestle, Original Patina, Italy, Pharmacy or Herbalist
Located in Roma, IT
Antique bronze mortar. Handmade with pestle. Original patina Mortar from pharmacy or herbalist
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Other Scientific Instruments

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Fruitwood Mortar and Pestle
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
19th century fruitwood mortar and pestle. Lathe work, remnants of paint or dark stain. Original
Category

Antique Early 19th Century American Antiquities

Materials

Fruitwood

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Mortar And Pestles For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of mortar and pestles is available at 1stDibs. The range of distinct mortar and pestles — often made from stone, metal and wood — can elevate any home. We have 194 antique and vintage mortar and pestles in-stock, while there are 16 modern editions to choose from as well. Mortar and pestles have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. There are many kinds of mortar and pestles to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Baroque, Mid-Century Modern and Modern mortar and pestles are of considerable interest. Many mortar and pestles are appealing in their simplicity, but Richard Hirsch, Fiammetta V. and Archimede Seguso produced popular mortar and pestles that are worth a look.

How Much are Mortar And Pestles?

Prices for mortar and pestles can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, mortar and pestles begin at $85 and can go as high as $35,000, while the average can fetch as much as $598.
Questions About Mortar And Pestles
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    The purpose of a mortar and pestle is to grind and mash items. In kitchens, people use them to prepare fresh herbs. Pharmacists and scientists may utilize them to break crystals and other substances into powders. On 1stDibs, shop a range of antique and vintage mortar and pestle sets.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021
    The best mortar and pestle may vary depending upon your individual needs. This ancient kitchen accessory is not only a collector’s item but also a sturdy choice for your grinding needs. Shop a wide range of mortars and pestles on 1stDibs today.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 26, 2021
    The best kind of mortar and pestle is really a matter of preference. The most suitable option for general use would be one made from a solid stone material such as granite or marble. Shop a range of marble mortars and pestles from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Which stone is the best for a mortar and pestle is largely a matter of personal opinion. Both granite and marble can produce durable sets. Some manufacturers also produce them out of stainless steel. You'll find a collection of antique mortar and pestles on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Yes. Mortar and pestles, which have been used since the Stone Age, are still used today by cooks, herbalists and pharmacists. The mortar is a bowl made of wood, ceramic, stone, or metal, and the pestle is a club-shaped instrument used to scrape, press and grind ingredients into the desired consistency. Shop a collection of antique, vintage and modern mortar and pestles from top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021
    The best material for a mortar and pestle is a solid stone, such as granite or marble. The enormous weight of these stone mortars and pestles will break down the materials, and they will be able to withstand years of pounding and grinding before needing to be replaced. Shop a range of antique and vintage mortars and pestles on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 31, 2023
    Whether wooden mortar and pestles are good is largely a matter of personal opinion. Some people like the feel of wood or appreciate how a wooden set looks displayed in their kitchen. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of mortar and pestle sets.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021
    A wooden mortar is a traditional, usually handcrafted bowl used for making spice mixtures. Best preferred for their durability, wooden mortars help crush spices to a coarse texture, thus retaining their taste and essence to the optimum. Find a collection of antique and vintage wooden mortars on 1stDibs today.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A marble mortar, with the aid of a pestle, is used for grinding spices, nuts and herbs. The smooth non-porous surface of the mortar means less of your ingredients are lost to cracks and crevices. You’ll find a variety of marble mortar and pestles from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.