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BRONZE MORTAR. POSSIBLY SPAIN, 1823.

Pharmacy mortar. Possibly, Spain; 1823.
Bronze.
Bronze mortar with extruded mouth, frustoconical body with slight inversion and base enhanced by flat areas flanked by simple smooth moldings. These give way to a wide strip in which the decoration is concentrated, enhanced and framed by two other sculptures under the strip occupied by the inscription ("IHS Maria I Josef Ano de 1823"), which appears with other decorative elements. The decoration of the aforementioned wide strip consists of a series of balusters enhanced with smooth moldings, alternating with triangular elements located at the ends of the strip (under those moldings that frame the strip). These same geometric elements are featured on the inscription strip.
On the one hand, pharmacy mortars do not usually have an inscription that dates them and provides some details about their origin or relationship. The names refer to the Virgin Mary and Saint Joseph, while the “IHS” is the monogram of Christ (extended by Saint Bernard, used by Saint Vincent Ferrer and Saint Bernardino of Siena, adopted by Saint Ignatius of Loyola and emblem for it of the Society of Jesus, etc.); thus, it could be said that it is presented to the Holy Family. For this reason, the legend suggests a religious environment, since similar texts are found in other metal objects of this origin (bell of the Quintana Collection of the Joaquín Díaz Foundation, the bell of the old Hospital of San Carlos de San Fernando de Cádiz made in 1796, bell of the Cathedral of San Antolín de Palencia in 1810, etc.).
These balusters in relief reflect a clear influence of Baroque models (heir, in turn, of the medieval ribs), combined with elements that respond more to Neoclassicism (moldings, smooth areas, etc.). The geometric elements are a particularity seen in some Spanish bells more or less contemporary to the work.
Although they were also used in the kitchen, the decorative elements of the present one lead us to think that, more likely, it would have been created to highlight the economic potential of its owner, making us opt for a possible use in a pharmacy. Examples as prominent as this mortar are only kept in pharmacies with a great tradition, such as the Royal Palace of Madrid, and in related institutions (Museo de la Farmacia Hispánica, Universidad Complutense, Madrid)
Weight: 40 kg."

· Size: 31,5x31,5x24 cms.
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MISCELLANEOUS;BRONZE MORTARS

Ref.: ZA5728
BRONZE MORTAR WITH INSCRIPTION. SPAIN, 1846.

Mortar with inscription. Bronze. Spain, 1846.
Mortar made of bronze with an extruded mouth and a frustoconical body developed without discontinuity and decreasing in diameter to the base. The piece presents an inscription (“soi de don Gregorio goia year 1846”) in capital letters with spaces between them and two areas with lines flanking the text in the upper and lower areas, referring to the owner of the mortar and the year in which it was manufactured the same. 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 the Hispanic Pharmacy of the Complutense University of Madrid, etc."

· Size: 25x25x30 cms.
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MISCELLANEOUS;BRONZE MORTARS

Ref.: Z5727
MORTAR, BRONZE, 16TH CENTURY.

Bronze mortar "poison", sixteenth century.
Mortar made of bronze in its color with figurative decoration on the front: two facing birds chop fruit from a basket on one side; on the other, two monkeys take meat from another basket in which there is also a pomegranate. This type of decoration is unusual in the mortars of the time, being the so-called "ribs" or the absence of it being more frequent. This type of object, despite being possible for domestic use, was more often used in pharmacies, serving to grind the compounds used in the manufacture of what was then considered as medicines (hence the term “poison”, since the difference between it and a healing compound was often the dose)
Weight: 260 grs .."

· Size: 9x9x5 cms.
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MISCELLANEOUS;BRONZE MORTARS

Ref.: Z6482
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BRONZE MORTAR (WITH PESTLE). 14-15TH CENTURY.

Mortar with four rings in bronze. XIV-XV century.
Cylindrical mortar with a tapered strip towards the edge and at the base, decorated on the outside with smooth “ribs” with a smooth base and a sharp point, arranged alternating the points, and four handles with a quadrangular exterior above and circular below and interior circular; the tubular mallet has a disc in its middle zone, a slightly wider base and a finish with a smooth stripe.
The “ribs” in relief on the outside of the piece are an element with a long tradition in Spanish models: they are already found in Gothic pieces, some with a Mudejar environment, and they were maintained with the usual differences due to the change in taste during the Renaissance and the Baroque, returning in the framework of the Historicisms of the 19th century and as a “tribute” to medieval works. Compare this mortar with another from the Víctor Balaguer Museum in Vilanova i la Gertrú (with alternate ribs completed with animal heads and other details), or with two Renaissance mortars preserved in the National Archaeological Museum of Madrid, some from the Museo de la Farmacia Hispánica de the Complutense University of Madrid, etc. However, the four handles were not so common in European mortars, with examples similar to the present one in this detail being preserved in private collections, especially Spanish ones.
Weight: 2250 gr."

· Size: 14x14x8 cms.
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Ref.: ZF0358
STONE MORTAR. 18TH CENTURY.

Mortar. Carved stone. Century XVIII.
Mortar made of a single piece of carved stone that has a circular base and four handles or worn protrusions carved out of its body, shaped like a cup. These types of pieces were created for use in apothecaries (which could be in a city, in a religious institution or in a hospital) or in a kitchen (of a large residence or, again, of a religious institution), not being possible to further specify its purpose due to the lack of decorative elements and the usual model to which this piece belongs, with a long tradition in Europe. Similar specimens are kept, for example, in the Museum of the Hispanic Pharmacy of the Complutense University of Madrid, the Museum of the History of the Pharmacy of Seville, the Museum of the Pharmacy of Krakow, etc."

· Size: 45x45x70 cms.
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MISCELLANEOUS;BRONZE MORTARS

Ref.: Z1057
BRONZE MORTAR WITH MASKS, 16TH-17TH CENTURIES.

Bronze mortar with plant motifs and masks. XVI-XVII centuries.
Cylindrical-bodied mortar with an outwardly open mouth and prominent lower molding that presents a decoration based on ribs with plant motifs interspersed with raised masks. These types of works were created for use in pharmacies or important houses. The rib motif is used in Gothic examples, and here it has been transformed to suit more classicist tastes common to the Renaissance and Baroque."

· Size: 14,5x14,5x10 cms.
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Ref.: Z5164
BRONZE MORTAR WITH “COSTILLAS” (RIBS) AND MASKS, 17TH CENTURY.

Mortar decorated with ribs and masks, with mace. Bronze. XVII century.
Mortar made of bronze and decorated with ribs in the shape of columns and female masks with necklaces on two lines, all in relief. The club, with a straight shaft, has a disc in the center and a rear pearl finish. It was probably used in a pharmacy to grind the ingredients of the medicines of the time or in some important house, given its decorative abundance. ."

· Size: 13x13x8 cms.
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MISCELLANEOUS;BRONZE MORTARS

Ref.: Z2657
BRONZE MORTAR 17TH CENTURY

Mortar from the 17th century.
Bronze mortar from the Baroque period, with an inverted bell-shaped structure with a flat circular base and an extruded mouth. It is decorated with balustraded columns in relief, obtained by mold, ten in total, which fulfill the function of the usual ribs in mortars. The hand is simple and functional, with simple decoration based on flat, high-relief moldings, to prevent the hand from slipping."

· Size: 8,5x8,5x14 cms
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MISCELLANEOUS;BRONZE MORTARS

Ref.: Z5577
BRONZE MORTAR 17TH CENTURY

Bronze mortar from the 17th century, decorated with ribs in the form of banded pilasters and, on the plans, cartouches with the representation of the archangel Saint Michael in relief."

· Size: 7x7x12 cms.
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MISCELLANEOUS;BRONZE MORTARS

Ref.: Z4723
BRONZE MORTAR WITH MASKS, WITH PESTLE, BAROQUE, 17TH CENTURY.

Bronze mortar with double masks, with mace. Baroque, 17th century.
Cylindrical mortar with an open edge decorated on the front with half columns alternating with female masks placed on other masks or bucraniums. The tubular mace has a disc decoration in its middle part and a semicircular rear finish. The volume of the reliefs, their movement and the decorative motifs place the work in the Baroque. Although it is not possible to know if he was employed in a pharmacy or in a house, it is clear that he belonged to an important family."

· Size: 13x13x8 cms.
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MISCELLANEOUS;BRONZE MORTARS

Ref.: Z3593
BRONZE MORTAR WITH “COSTILLAS” (RIBS) AND HERALDRY, 17TH CENTURY.

Bronze mortar with ribs and heraldry, 17th century.
Cylindrical body mortar with an open edge to the outside and a prominent molding at the bottom, decorated on the front with ribs alternating with heraldic shields crowned semi-split and cut, with two towers towards the head and a passing lion towards the tip. Due to its decoration, it is possible that it was created for use in the pharmacy of a noble family of great importance."

· Size: 11x11x7 cms.
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MISCELLANEOUS;BRONZE MORTARS

Ref.: Z4725
BRONZE MORTAR. 17TH CENTURY.

Mortar with ribs. Bronze. XVII century.
Bronze mortar from the Baroque period, with an inverted bell-shaped structure with a slightly open base and a mouth that is also hollowed out, but to a greater extent than the base. It is decorated with a composition that derives from Gothic ribs, leaving vertical bars that resemble columns and alternate with masks in relief. It was probably used in a pharmacy to grind the ingredients of the medicines of the time or in some important house, given its decoration."

· Size: 13x13x9,5 cms.
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MISCELLANEOUS;BRONZE MORTARS

Ref.: Z5715
BRONZE MORTAR. 17TH CENTURY.

Mortar with ribs and masks. Bronze. XVII century.
Bronze mortar from the Baroque period, with an inverted bell-shaped structure with a narrow and straight base and an outlined mouth. It is decorated with a composition that would derive from Gothic ribs, leaving vertical bars reminiscent of columns (with projections providing movement, as is customary in the Baroque) and alternate with masks in relief. It was probably used in a pharmacy to grind the ingredients of the medicines of the time or in some house of great importance, given its decoration."

· Size: 11,5x11,5x8 cms.
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MISCELLANEOUS;BRONZE MORTARS

Ref.: Z6346
BRONZE MORTAR (WITH PESTLE). 17TH CENTURY.

Mortar with mallet. Bronze. XVII century.
Bronze mortar with a cylindrical body that shows the hollowed-out mouth (with two fine lines inside), the base with a concave molding and the smooth front decorated with relief elements reminiscent of masks; the mace, also made of bronze, has a straight body widened towards the end and decorated with smooth moldings towards the middle and at the end of the beginning. Weight: 833 grams. ."

· Size: 9,5x9,5x6,5 cms.
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Ref.: ZF0557
BRONZE MORTAR (WITH PESTLE). 17TH CENTURY

Mortar with mallet. Bronze. XVII century.
Bronze mortar with a cylindrical body and outwardly hollowed edge and base decorated with a strip of large shells alternating vertical balustrade shapes (derived from the usual type of rib mortar); the mace, also made of bronze, has a straight body widened towards the end and decorated with smooth moldings towards the middle and at the end of the beginning. Weight: 1502 grams."

· Size: 10x10x6,5 cms.
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Ref.: ZF0556
BRONZE MORTAR WITH MASKS, 17TH CENTURY.

Bronze mortar with masks, 17th century.
Cylindrical mortar with an open edge to the outside with two lines engraved with decoration in relief on the front based on ribs in the shape of balusters and putti masks with alternating plant motifs. The decoration suggests its use for an apothecary or in a prestigious house, and shows the maintenance of Renaissance elements in coexistence with other Baroque."

· Size: 11x11x7 cms.
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MISCELLANEOUS;BRONZE MORTARS

Ref.: Z4724
BRONZE MORTAR WITH PESTLE. 20th CENTURY, AFTER BAROQUE MODELS.

Mortar with hand. Bronze. Twentieth century.
Cylindrical mortar with open edge with two handles, a banded decoration to the outside (scrolls and birds; floral details; inscription in capital letters "JAN - HEINRICK - TER - HYLICE - EECITE - ANNO - 1641") and base also slightly inclined outwards. The hand or mace, tubular, has engraved lines and moldings. Stylistically, this piece is inspired by European works from the 17th century. Weight: 3.9 kg."

· Size: 21.5x18x13 cms.
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Ref.: ZF0558

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