A rare 17th c. English mortar in great patina, by the so-called “cut-card” founder.
Dated and initialed “W (possibly) A”; 3 7/8” h. x 4 3/4” diam.
Pictured in Michael Finlay, English Decorated Bronze Mortars and Their Makers, p. 123. fig. 244. Formerly in the collection of the author.
SOLD.
