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BRONZE MORTAR. POSSIBLY SPAIN, 1823.

Pharmacy Mortar Possibly, Spain; 1823
Bronze.
Bronze mortar with an excavated mouth, truncated conical 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 moldings under the strip occupied by the inscription ("IHS Maria I Josef Year of 1823"), which appears with other decorative elements. The decoration of the mentioned wide strip consists of a series of balusters enhanced with smooth moldings, alternating with triangular elements located at the ends of it (under those moldings that frame the strip). These same geometric elements are presented in 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, employed 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, one could say that it is presented to the Holy Family. For this reason, the legend suggests a religious environment, given that 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 San Carlos Hospital in San Fernando de Cádiz realized in 1796, bell of the Cathedral of San Antolín de Palencia of 1810, etc.).
These raised balusters reflect a clear influence of baroque models (heiress, 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 lead us to think that, more likely, it would have been created to highlight the economic potential of its owner, causing us to opt for a possible use in apothecary. Examples as outstanding as this mortar are only preserved in pharmacies of great tradition, such as that of the Royal Palace of Madrid, and in related institutions (Museum of Hispanic Pharmacy of the Complutense University, Madrid)
Weight: 40 kg"

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

Ref.: ZA5728
BRONZE MORTAR. WITH INSCRIPTION. SPAIN, 1706.

Pharmacy mortar. Bronze. Spain, 1706.
Mortar with flared mouth, conical body and base separated from the front by moldings that are repeated before the mouth widens, thus framing the decoration of raised balusters, which frame a series of vegetal elements combined with stars. At the top, on some square “stamps”, the legend “I am from Don Clemente Juarez and Doña Angela de las Mulas Year 1706” appears.
Those raised balusters reflect a clear influence of Baroque models (heir, in turn, to the medieval ribs), combined with the stars located within geometric areas that are accompanied by other closed spaces with vegetal elements, thus creating a decoration not too common.
Despite the fact that they were also used in the kitchen, the decorative elements of this present 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 apothecary. Examples as outstanding as this mortar are only kept in pharmacies with a long tradition, such as the one in the Royal Palace of Madrid, and in related institutions (Museum of Hispanic Pharmacy of the Complutense University, Madrid)
Compare this example with several from the National Museum of Decorative Arts in Madrid (CE06812 features balusters and handles). Star decoration can be found in 18th century bells, vegetal decoration presents, for example, the bell of 1714 from Villalobos (Zamora)."

· Size: 32x32x23 cms
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Ref.: ZF0626
BRONZE MORTAR (WITH PESTLE). 14-15TH CENTURY.

Mortar of four rings in bronze. XIV-XV century.
Cylindrical mortar with a recessed strip towards the edge and base, decorated to the outside with smooth "ribs" of smooth base and sharp point, arranged alternating the tips, and four quadrangular exterior handles above and circular below and inside circular; The tubular hub has a disc in its middle zone, a slightly wider base and a smooth strip finish.
The "ribs" in relief of the exterior of the piece are an element of long tradition in Spanish models: they are already found in Gothic pieces, some of Mudejar surroundings, and they were maintained with the usual differences due to the change of taste during the Renaissance and the Baroque, returning within the framework of the Historicisms of the 19th century and as "homage" to the medieval works. Compare the present 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 preserved in the National Archaeological Museum of Madrid, some of the Museum of Hispanic Pharmacy of the Complutense University of Madrid, etc. However, the four handles were not as common in European mortars, examples similar to the present being preserved in particular collections, especially in Spain.
Weight: 2250 gr."

· Size: 14x14x8 cms.
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Ref.: ZF0358
BRONZE MORTAR WITH INSCRIPTION. SPAIN, QUINTANA, 1829.

Pharmacy mortar. Bronze. Spain, Quintana, 1829.
With inscription (and author's name).
Bronze mortar with a slightly flared mouth and a conical body developed in a slight decrease towards the base and decorated with a series of fine moldings and vertical elements that resemble pilasters and two rectangular handles on the sides. The piece has an inscription in the upper part, in capital letters and accompanied by a vegetal element in which the name of the owner or principal of the work and its creator is provided ("Soi de Dn Meliton Losada. Quintana made me year of J829 (1829) ").
The data provided by this text, the size and quality of the piece, and the interesting nature of the decoration of the piece make it a work to keep in mind as it is not entirely within the normal range of these mortars. Pieces similar to this one are only preserved in outstanding private collections and in important institutions such as the Museum of Historical Pharmacy of the Complutense University of Madrid (or other Pharmacy Museums), former Hospitals (Antezana, etc.), the National Museum of Decorative Arts (Madrid), etc."

· Size: 28,5x28x5x22 cms.
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MISCELLANEOUS;BRONZE MORTARS

Ref.: ZF0625
BRONZE MORTAR WITH INSCRIPTION. SPAIN, 1846.

Mortar with inscription. Bronze. Spain, 1846.
Mortar made of bronze with flared mouth and truncated cone body developed without discontinuity and decreasing in diameter to the base. The piece presents an inscription ("soi de don Gregorio goia ano 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 it was manufactured the same. Compare, for example, with the large pharmacy mortar of the Municipal Archive-Museum of Calella (with inscription, ribs and human heads as handles), a large mortar from the Museum of 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.

Mortar in bronze "of poison", sixteenth century.
Mortar made of bronze in its color with figurative decoration on the front: two confronting birds bite fruit from a basket on one side; on the other two monkeys take meat from another basket in which there is also a grenade. This type of decoration is unusual in the mortars of the time, the most frequent being the so-called "ribs" or the absence of it. This type of objects, despite being possible for domestic use, were 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", as the difference between this and a healing compound was often the dose)
Weight: 260 grs .."

· Size: 9x9x5 cms.
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MISCELLANEOUS;BRONZE MORTARS

Ref.: Z6482
BRONZE MORTAR (WITH PESTLE). 16TH CENTURY.

Poison mortar with mace. Bronze. Century XVI.
Small mortar with mace made of bronze, decorated with a band of vertical shapes that resemble leaves rather than ribs and this one with straight shaft widened at the end and a series of protruding moldings at the end and center of the piece. Weight: 306 grams."

· Size: 6,5x6,5x5 cms.
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Ref.: ZF0555
STONE MORTAR. 18TH CENTURY.

Mortar. Carved stone. Century XVIII.
Mortar made in a single piece of carved stone that has a circular base and four worn handles or projections carved out of its body, cup-shaped. 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 realize more its purpose by the lack of decorative elements and the habitual of the model to which the present piece belongs, of long tradition in Europe. Similar copies are preserved, for example, in the Museum of Hispanic Pharmacy of the Complutense University of Madrid, the Museum of History of Pharmacy in Seville, the Museum of Pharmacy in Krakow, etc."

· Size: 45x45x70 cms.
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MISCELLANEOUS;BRONZE MORTARS

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

Bronze mortar with vegetal motifs and masks. Centuries XVI-XVII.
Mortar with a cylindrical body with an open mouth towards the outside and a prominent lower molding that presents a decoration based on ribs with vegetal motifs interspersed with relief masks. This type of works were created for use in pharmacies or in important homes. The reason for ribs is used in Gothic examples, and here it has been transformed to adapt to more classicistic tastes, common in the Renaissance and the Baroque."

· Size: 14,5x14,5x10 cms.
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MISCELLANEOUS;BRONZE MORTARS

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 form of columns and female masks with necklaces on two lines, all in relief. The mace, with a straight shaft, has a disc in the center and a posterior pearl finish. Probably he was employed in apothecary to grind the ingredients of the medicines of the time or in some house of importance, given his decorative abundance. ."

· Size: 13x13x8 cms.
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MISCELLANEOUS;BRONZE MORTARS

Ref.: Z2657
BRONZE MORTAR 17TH CENTURY

Mortar of the seventeenth century.
Mortar in bronze of baroque epoch, with structure in the form of inverted bell with circular flat base and exvasada mouth. It is decorated with embossed columns in relief, obtained to 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 moldings of great relief, to prevent the hand from slipping."

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

Ref.: Z5577
BRONZE MORTAR 17TH CENTURY

Mortar in bronze of the seventeenth century, decorated with ribs in the form of pillared pilasters and, in the planes, cartouches with the representation of the archangel San Miguel in relief."

· Size: 7x7x12 cms.
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MISCELLANEOUS;BRONZE MORTARS

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

Mortar in bronze with double masks, with mace. Baroque, 17th century.
Cylindrical mortar of open border decorated in its front with half columns alternating with feminine masks placed on other masks or bucráneos. The mace, tubular, presents a disc decoration in its middle part and a semicircular posterior finish. The volume of the reliefs, their movement and decorative motifs place the work in the Baroque. Although it can not be known if it was used in an apothecary or in a house, it is clear that it belonged to a family of importance."

· Size: 13x13x8 cms.
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MISCELLANEOUS;BRONZE MORTARS

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

Mortar in bronze with ribs and heraldry, seventeenth century.
Mortar of cylindrical body with open border to the outside and molding outstanding to the inferior, decorated in its forehead with ribs alternating with heraldic shields crowned semipartidos and cut, with two towers towards the head and a passing lion towards the tip. For its decoration, it is possible that it was created for use in the apothecary 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 baroque period, with an inverted bell-shaped structure with slightly open base and mouth also exvasada, but to a greater extent than the base. It is decorated with a composition that would derive from the ribs of the Gothic, leaving vertical bars that resemble columns and alternate with relief masks. Probably it was used in apothecary to grind the ingredients of the medicines of the time or in some house of importance, 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.
Mortar in bronze of baroque epoch, with inverted bell-shaped structure with narrow and straight base and exvasada mouth. It is decorated with a composition that would derive from the ribs of the Gothic, leaving vertical bars that resemble columns (with projections providing movement, as is usual in the Baroque) and alternate with relief masks. It was probably used in the pharmacy to grind the ingredients of the medicines of the time or in a 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 mace. Bronze. XVII century.
Bronze mortar with a cylindrical body that shows the excavated mouth (with two fine lines inside), the base with a concave molding and the smooth front decorated with elements in relief 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.
ANTIQUES

Ref.: ZF0557
BRONZE MORTAR (WITH PESTLE). 17TH CENTURY

Mortar with mace. Bronze. XVII century.
Bronze mortar with cylindrical body and edge and base exvasadas outwards decorated with a fringe of shells of great size alternated vertical shapes balustrades (derived from the usual typology of rib mortars); 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.
ANTIQUES

Ref.: ZF0556
BRONZE MORTAR WITH MASKS, 17TH CENTURY.

Mortar in bronze with masks, seventeenth century.
Cylindrical mortar with open border to the outside with two engraved lines with decoration in relief on its front with ribs shaped like balusters and putti masks with alternating plant motifs. The decoration suggests its use for an apothecary or 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. 16TH CENTURY.

Mortar decorated with ribs and masks, with mace. Bronze. Century XVI.
Mortar of cylindrical body with open border to the outside and very thin molding to the inferior, decorated in its front with elements derived from the ribs (more usual in the Gothic), in the form of columns and masks or reliefs. The mace, with a straight shaft, has discs in its shaft. Probably it was used in apothecary to grind the ingredients of the medicines of the time or in some house of importance, given its decoration."

· Size: 14x14x9,5 cms. mano 23 cms.
ANTIQUES

Ref.: ZF0405
BRONZE MORTAR WITH PESTLE. 20th CENTURY, AFTER BAROQUE MODELS.

Mortar with hand. Bronze. Twentieth century.
Open-ended cylindrical mortar with two handles, a decoration in bands on the outside (rolls and birds; floral details; inscription in capital letters "JAN - HEINRICK - TER - HYLICE - EECITE - ANNO - 1641") and base also slightly tilted outward. The hand or mace, tubular, has engraved lines and moldings. Stylistically, this piece is inspired by 17th-century European works. Weight: 3.9 kg"

· Size: 21.5x18x13 cms.
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Ref.: ZF0558

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