Bronze Mortar

12th-13th century, A Khurasan bronze mortar, Persia. The body engraved with a calligraphic band near the rim, roundels containing interlacing stellar motifs against a ground of veget...

Materials used varied from glass, wood, granite, and ivory, to lead, bronze and brass. The bronze mortar was the most common mortar used in pharmacies.

Extremely decorative bronze mortar and pestles made in the Flanders region in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Very large bronze mortar, cast with two lion shaped knop handles, with a rich decorated frieze and inscribed: Gio Cavadini f ver a, anno 1858.

Charles II Lead Bronze Mortar, by ‘Anthony Bartlet’, English, Whitechapel, London, dated 1668.

Of a classical proportion, from the base to the marli, its profile expresses the noble weighting of classical esthetics. It is punctuated by flower motifs with thistles. History ...

Classical urn shape, the upper body centering a cartouche containing the maker/inscription FRANCISCVS BIGONI FECIT
Venice or Padua, 18th century

A very rare and large 17th century Dutch bronze mortar with wooden pestle. The flaring rim inscribed: HENRICK WEGEWART HEFT MIJ GHEGOOTEN ANNO 1608 The upper frieze cast with round...

Mid-17th century lead bronze mortar. English, Whitechapel, City of London, circa 1630-1650 The deep rimmed mortar cast with a scrolling floral pattern under the lip, the body with...

Rare 'bishop's hat' form with graphic geometric and foliate motifs in deep copper over a milk white slip. The albarellos and bronze mortar are shown for scale only are not part o...

By Ralph Ashton (fl. 1703 – 1728) of Wigan, Lancashire Of waisted form, cast to the body with line or ‘wire’ decoration beneath the flared rim and above the flared foot, with a pa...

An Italian bronze mortar and pestle, 18th century. 3 ¾ inches wide by 3 ⅜ inches deep by 2 inches tall

Mortar. Patinated bronze, XVII century. Patinated bronze mortar with exvassed mouth, tronococonical body and base enhanced with moldings that has a decoration of facing balusters.

An Italian bronze mortar on its original octagonal stand . This fantastic mortar was made by one of th best known foundries they also made bells.

Solid bronze mortar and pestle features a deep mortar and heavily weighted pestle.

Ribs mortar. Bronze. Spain, 16th century. Cylindrical bronze mortar with two geometrically shaped handles on the sides and a series of “ribs” on the outside, rectangular and pointed.

Mortar with hand bronze. XVII century. Bronze mortar with an exvased mouth and foot and a frustoconical body decorated on the outside with some balustraded reliefs derived from the...

Unusual group of four 16th century bronze large-scale mortars. One is dated 1500 with the name of the pharmacist Thomas Jeninges in raised letters across the top.

Set of two bronze mortar caps used as vases. By unknown manufacturer from Spain, circa 1930.

Mortar with hand bronze. XVII century. Bronze mortar with curved mouth and frustoconical body decorated on the outside with some balustraded reliefs derived from the traditional ri...

Mortar with hand Bronze. Spain, 17th century. Bronze mortar with an exvased mouth and a frustoconical body decorated on the outside with some balustraded reliefs derived from the tr...

Mortar with hand. Bronze. Spain, 17th century. Bronze mortar with a flared mouth, an outwardly raised base and a cylindrical body decorated on the outside with reliefs alternating h...

This French solid bronze mortar from the turn of the 20th century boasts its original eleven inch long bronze pestle.

Mortar in bronze of Baroque epoch, with structure in the shape of inverted bell with circular flat base and open mouth.

Mortar in bronze of baroque epoch, with structure in the form of inverted bell with circular flat base and exvasada mouth.

Mortar in bronze of the 17th century, decorated with ribs in the form of pillared pilasters and, in the planes, cartouches with the representation of Saint Michael the Archangel in r...

Mortar in bronze of the 17th century, decorated with ribs in the shape of pillared pilasters and, in the planes, "tondos" (circular shaped decorative elements) in relief with masks o...

This highly detailed bronze mortar and pestle are from 17th century, France.

Poison mortar. Bronze. Century XVI. Mortar made of bronze with a circular base, mouth exvased towards the outside and cylindrical body decorated with a relief of birds, human figur...

Heavy patinated bronze with inscription Amor. Vincit. Omnia. Ao. 1643.

example of a traditional French pharmacy bowl, this bronze mortar with handles is from 1587, as seen on the production date beneath the molded rim.

Mortar with hand Bronze. Spain, 17th century. Mortar with pestle made of bronze.

Mortar with hand. Bronze. XVII century. Mortar with a circular base, cylindrical body and mouth slightly flared outwards, decorated with a band of stars on the upper part and, on th...

Pharmacy mortar. Bronze. Carlos Fenollera, Valencia, Spain, 1790.

Mortar with a cylindrical body with an open mouth towards the outside and a prominent lower molding that presents a decoration based on ribs with relief masks. This type of works wer...

For that refined cocktail or is there a doctor in the house or both...

The mortar presents decoration in relief based on ribs, pearls and columns, two handles and an upper band with vegetal elements and stars, as well as two handles. The pestle, of circ...

Grind spices in your kitchen with this beautifully carved, antique mortar; crafted in France, circa 1860, and made of bronze, the decorative bowl is round in shape with a wide mouth ...

Grind spices in your kitchen with this beautifully carved, antique mortar; crafted in France, circa 1860, and made of bronze, the decorative bowl is round in shape with a wide mouth ...

Grind spices in your kitchen with this beautifully carved, antique mortar; crafted in France, circa 1760, and made of bronze, the decorative bowl is round in shape with an elongated ...

Grind spices in your kitchen with this beautifully carved, antique mortar. Crafted in France circa 1860, and made of bronze, the decorative bowl is round in shape and embellished wit...

Mortar bowl is made of two solid bronze pieces and pestle is made of teak wood & bronze.

Mortar. Bronze. XVII century. Cylindrical bronze mortar with hollowed-out mouth, two solid semicircular handles on the sides and a relief decoration composed of a band at the top ...

Mortar with pestle. Bronze. Century XVI. Bronze mortar with a circular base and a mouth that extends to the outside, decorated on its front with vertical architectural shapes (deriv...

Mortar with handles. Bronze. 16th century. Bronze mortar with a tubular or cylindrical shape and a mouth flared on the outside in a curved moulding that has two handles with right a...

Apothecary heavy European brass and bronze mortars and pestle perfect for the kitchen.

Gothic type mortar with pestle. Bronze. Spanish school, 16th century.

Mortar with mace. Bronze. XVII century. Bronze mortar with a cylindrical body that shows the excavated mouth (with two fine lines inside), the base with a concave molding and the sm...

Pharmacy mortar. Bronze. Spain, Quintana, 1829. With inscription (and author's name).

Mortar in bronze "of poison", 16th century. Mortar made of bronze in its color with figurative decoration on the front: two confronting birds bite fruit from a basket on one side; ...

Oriental bronze pestle and mortar An unusual pair probably made for the preparation of herbal treatments rather than for culinary use The mortar is clean inside so it could be us...

Poison mortar with mace. Bronze. Century XVI. Small mortar with mace made of bronze, decorated with a band of vertical shapes that resemble leaves rather than ribs and this one with ...

Pharmacy mortar. Bronze. Spain, 1706. Mortar with flared mouth, conical body and base separated from the front by moldings that are repeated before the mouth widens, thus framing th...