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Large Antique Gray Marble Mortar with Pestle from France, 19th Century

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  • Antique French Marble Mortar with Pestle, 19th Century
    Located in Dallas, TX
    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...
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    Antique 19th Century French Decorative Bowls

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    Stone, Marble

  • Small 19th Century French Bronze Mortar with Pestle
    Located in Dallas, TX
    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...
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    Antique 19th Century French Decorative Bowls

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    Bronze

  • Antique Deep Black Marble Mortar from France, 19th Century
    Located in Dallas, TX
    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...
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    Antique 19th Century French Decorative Bowls

    Materials

    Stone, Marble

  • Circa 1800 French Marble Mortar with Wooden Pestle
    Located in Dallas, TX
    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 ...
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    Antique Early 1800s French Decorative Bowls

    Materials

    Marble

  • Large French Antique Cast iron Mortar with Pestle, Circa 1800
    Located in Dallas, TX
    A unique example of the traditional French pharmacy mortar, this cast iron version is from circa 1800 and features a large wooden pestle (16 inc...
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    Antique Early 1800s French Decorative Bowls

    Materials

    Metal, Iron

  • Antique Carved White Marble Mortar from France, C.1800
    Located in Dallas, TX
    This very old hand-carved marble mortar dates to circa 1800 and originally came from France. The original use of a mortar (when paired with a pestle) was to aid pharmacists in crushi...
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    Antique Early 1800s French Decorative Bowls

    Materials

    Marble

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    This large black marble mortar from the nineteenth century is made from a single block of marble and features its original turned pestle made of wood. Once used by a pharmacist to gr...
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  • 19th Century French Cast Iron Mortar with Pestle
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  • Large 19th Century French Marble Mortar
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  • 19th Century Kitchen Mortar and Pestle
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  • Antique Cast Iron Mortar and Pestle, 19th Century
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