Heavy 16th Century French Bronze Mortar with Handles, Dated 1587, 109 lbs

This small bronze mortar and pestle are from 19th century France. The outside of the mortar has been adorned with mascarons and geometric patterns that rise from chased sides. The pe...

During antiquity, mortars and pestles were used to grind up herbs for cooking or by pharmacists to make medicinal powders. They are typically constructed from a hardened substance, s...

This granite rose mortar was hand-carved in Northern Brittany, France during the 1600’s. Granite is formed when magma is cooled underground, which causes various minerals to become e...

Although the earliest mortars and pestles were utilized for cooking during the Stone Age, in more recent centuries they were employed by pharmacists to grind herbs into powder for medicinal purposes. They were almost always constructed from a hardened substance, such as this 19th century French marble mortar. The deep black...

This very old carved marble mortar and wooden pestle dates to circa 1800 and originally came from France. The original use of a mortar and pestle was to ...

This small bronze mortar and pestle are from France, circa 1700. The circular opening has several layers of molding, with the bottom three interrupted by a pair of open crowns on opp...

Bronze mortar with garlands, flowers and putti - Tuscany , second half of 17th century. Measures: height 10 diameter : 13 cm Artisans and healers used mortars for grinding food...

Superb Flemish Renaissance bronze pot from the 16th century. Superb patina and in very good condition.

Embark on a gastronomic journey through time with our unparalleled culinary treasure, the Exquisite 16th Century Spanish White Stone Mortar. This ...

Antique large marble mortar of the high period. Dating from the late Middle Ages, early Renaissance. This mortar is made of grey marble. The morta...

This rare example of a Renaissance bronze mortar is decorated with starbursts all along the everted rim and features 4 large starbursts on the sides between the ribbed handles. The c...

Brazier. Copper. Possibly Castile, 16th century. Brazier made of copper with a circular foot decorated with vertical bands, a low tubular shaft enhanced with a fine roped molding and a semicircular body, with a wide mouth that flares outwards, and two halfrectangle-shaped metal handles with a torso part on the sides. Of the piece. These types of pieces were used both in civil and ecclesiastical interiors with the aim of heating the occupants of the room as much as possible, and their conservation is rare because they are utilitarian elements that were discarded over time or due to be damaged They used to be objects destined for the upper class, and followed the same typologies whether they were destined for a sacristy or a private residence. This case, possibly intended for use in the sacristy, shows a typical typology in the Spanish school of the time. Compare, for example, with the brazier present in The Birth of the Virgin Mary of the Altarpiece assembled around 1520 by Pedro de Guadalupe from Valladolid and found in the church of San Esteban...