Antique Mortar Pestle

Set of 2 cast iron mortars, complete with iron handles with knobs and original wooden pestles, complete, original from the 19th century and from a pharmacy in Italy.

Pair of unusual and impressive Pharmacy door handles in brass good patination. France, Circa 1930.

The original use of a mortar and pestle was to aid pharmacists in crushing herbs into powder for medicinal purposes.

Quality antique bronze pestle and mortar, having a quality antique bronze pestle and mortar the mortar with raised decoration flanked by angular handles accompanied by the original b...

Superb Italian Renaissance bronze mortar with his pestle - 16th century Very beautiful model with AN in its center surmounted by a cross below .

Measures: Height mortar 4 inches Height pestle 7 inches.   

This vintage mortar and pestle from Shanxi, China was cast in iron with a floral relief.

This mortar is quite rare as it is sculpted and includes its pestle.

Compare, for example, with the large pharmacy mortar in the Municipal Museum-Archive of Calella (with inscription, ribs and human heads as handles), a large pestle and mortar in the ...

A spectacular 17th century marble pharmacy mortar from Italy. A large pestle would have been used to crush and grind a variety of substances into fine powders or paste creating vario...

Iron mortar with its original pestle end 15th beginning 16th century Gothic period, France Beautiful original object with a beautiful patina and in good condition   

This amazing hand carved wood table was once used for mortar and pestle (retains original pestle) - it now can be used as a RARE and exciting coffee table with the 3 openings perfect...

This piece takes the form of an antique mortar and pestle, one of the most important tools used by practitioners of medicine for centuries.

Absolutely stunning hand carved collection of Grand Tour Chinese beautifully carved objects to include a “Dream shell” Diorama Carving depicting two standing figures dressed in tradi...

Figural trade sign in the form of a mortar and pestle, both the mortar and pestle are hand turned and gilded, with strong ring turnings.

This piece takes the form of an antique mortar and pestle, one of the most important tools used by practitioners of medicine for centuries.

This is also divided into compartments containing a removable scale with weights, a mortar and pestle, a graduated glass apothecary jug, a glass measuring cup.

The rabbit is seen as pounding with a mortar and pestle - pounding the elixir of life for consumption and show hand production of mochi.

A 17th/18th century apothecary’s oak and wrought iron mounted crusher This very rare and beautifully made early oak and wrought iron or apothecary’s chemists open ended crusher simi...

Included are ploughs for rice fields, buffalo-drawn carts, irrigation devices, pestles, mortars, baskets, and tools for planting and harvesting.

A – Small wooden or metal table, likely used for serving food or tea B – Large round serving tray with small dishes, possibly for communal eating C – Draped cloth or bedding, possibl...

The many drawers held tools, such as a mortar and pestle, spoons and scales as well as different materials for medicines.

Large 18th / 19th century Hand carved wood mortar and pestle originally created for the corn and coffee.

Made from the standard orange earthenware body of Han green glazed tomb models, this miniature milling station features a circular millstone and a foot-operated mortar and pestle gra...

As the area surrounding the canal had a lot of medicine shops, the area was called Yagenbori, referring to both the pharmacist’s mortar and pestle and the canal. In 1903 the canal w...