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Small Antique Charcoal Slate Colored Marble Mortar from France, 19th Century

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  • 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

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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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  • Small 19th Century French Bronze Mortar with Pestle
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    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 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

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    Marble

  • 17th Century Granite Rose Mortar from Brittany, France
    Located in Dallas, TX
    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...
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    Antique 17th Century French Decorative Bowls

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    Granite

  • 19th Century Painted French Grape Hotte from La Gironde, Doisy-Védrines
    Located in Dallas, TX
    Grape hottes were used at French vineyards during the late 19th and early 20th centuries by workers when harvesting grapes. Our wide-mouthed hotte would have been used in the 1800’s ...
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    Antique 19th Century French Decorative Baskets

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