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BRONZE MORTAR WITH INSCRIPTION. SPAIN, 1823.

Mortar with inscriptions. Bronze. Spain, 1823. A bronze mortar with an everted mouth and a truncated conical body that tapers continuously towards the base; it has two handles or "pieces" leading to the smooth decorative moldings on the top. Near the edge, the piece features an inscription (I AM FROM D GREGORIO OCANA YEAR 1823) in capital letters and the date in Roman numerals with spaces between them; and the text (reversed from the other) "Mazon fecci"; both flanked by a simple molding above and another below. This large mortar is of the type commonly known as a "hospital mortar," frequently used for preparing medicines in environments with many patients or in important pharmacies. Typologically, it follows the typical style of these examples from the 19th-century Spanish school: smooth, with moldings, and generally lacking the ribs (or derivatives thereof) that were common in earlier mortars. Compare, for example, with the large pharmacy mortar in the Calella Municipal Museum-Archive (with inscription, ribs, and human heads as handles), a large mortar in the Museum of Hispanic Pharmacy at the Complutense University of Madrid, and so on.

· Size: 37x34,5x25 cms.
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Ref.: ZF1007
BRONZE MORTAR. SPAIN, 1816.

Pharmacy mortar. Bronze. Spain, 1816. Mortar with an everted mouth, decorated with ribs forming pilasters and a band at the top with an inscription (I belong to Don Juan Antonio Martínez, apothecary in Navalmoral de Pusa / Year 1816); the handles are missing. Navalmoral de Pusa is a municipality in Toledo that merged in the 19th century with Navalmoral de Toledo, forming Los Navalmorales. The decoration of the piece follows the typical style of mortars from prominent pharmacies. Weight: 39 kg.

· Size: 30,4 x 30,4 x 21 cm.
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Ref.: ZF0792
IRON APOTHECARY MORTAR. 18TH-19TH CENTURIES.

Iron pharmacy mortar. 18th-19th centuries. Antique mortar used in pharmaceuticals, made of cast iron. It follows the typical structure for this type of utensil between the 15th and 19th centuries, with a truncated conical body with very thick walls, vertical ribs, and perpendicular protruding handles to facilitate gripping during use. In this case, it displays eight polylobed ribs and two large handles with finials in the shape of a child's head, indicating that it is a piece from the Baroque period or later, probably from the 18th or 19th centuries.

· Size: 40x31,5x26 cms. Mano: L. 40 cms
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Ref.: ZF1242
FLEMISH BRONZE MORTAR, 17TH CENTURY

Flemish mortar. Bronze. 17th century. It features a brand. A mortar with a circular base and an outward-curving mouth formed by the two upper bands. The body exhibits a slight entasis and is decorated with figurative relief motifs. In addition to a series of moldings on its outer surface, two male protomes (heads with mustaches and non-human features) and a band with various elements (scrolls, leaves, quadrupedal monsters) are visible at the bottom. Note also a circular "seal" (or so it appears) with the letters (HLB / RA/TE) surrounding an emblem flanked by vegetal elements and placed on three oval objects. Compare the present example with those by P. van den Ghein in the Royal Carillon School Museum “Jef Denyn” in Mechelen (although earlier), a 17th-century example in the Pharmacy Museum in Berlin (Germany), another in the Pharmacy Museum of the Complutense University of Madrid (Spain), etc. Weight: 4.6 kg.

· Size: 17x17x14 cms.
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Ref.: ZF1258
STONE MORTAR. 18TH CENTURY.

Mortar. Carved stone. 18th century. A mortar carved from a single piece of stone, featuring a circular base and four worn, cup-shaped handles or projections. These mortars were created for use in pharmacies (which could be located in a city, a religious institution, or a hospital) or in a kitchen (of a large residence or, again, a religious institution). Their specific purpose cannot be determined further due to the lack of decorative elements and the commonality of the model to which this piece belongs, a style with a long tradition in Europe. Similar examples are preserved, for instance, in the Museum of Hispanic Pharmacy at the Complutense University of Madrid, the Museum of the History of Pharmacy in Seville, the Pharmacy Museum in Krakow, and others.

· Size: 73x73x45 cms.
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Ref.: Z1057
BRONZE MORTAR WITH PESTLE. 17TH CENTURY.

Mortar with pestle. Bronze. 17th century. Mortar with a circular base, cylindrical body and slightly outward-facing mouth, decorated with a series of smooth horizontal moldings arranged both at the bottom and the top and with simple vertical elements (which still maintain slight balustraded shapes) derived from the ribs that these examples used to have in the medieval Spanish school.

· Size: 13x13x8,5 cms
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Ref.: ZF0966