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Auction 20 May 2022 Decorative Arts / Important mortars of the Schwarzach IV collection. - Cologne

Bid on the lot list Lempertz : 20 May 2022 - Cologne - Cologne

Decorative Arts / Important mortars of the Schwarzach IV collection.

Friday 20 May 2022 - 10:00 (CEST) - Live

Neumarkt, 3 - D-50667 Cologne, Allemagne

Lempertz

Decorative Arts / Important mortars of the Schwarzach IV collection.

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Lot n° 500

An Islamic mortar Cast bronze...

An Islamic mortar Cast bronze with silver damascene, the reddish brown patina almost entirely obscured by verdigris. Of tapering form with protruding rim. Decorated with lotus buds alternating with inscribed cartouche motifs. The rims with calligraphy....

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Lot n° 501

An Islamic mortar Engraved...

An Islamic mortar Engraved cast bronze with silver and copper inlays, faint traces of red pigment almost entirely obscured by verdigris. Of tapering form with protruding rim. Decorated with two rows of raised lotus buds alternating with rhombus motifs...

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Lot n° 502

An Islamic mortar Engraved...

An Islamic mortar Engraved case bronze with remnants of red pigment almost entirely obscured by verdigris. Of waisted form, decorated with two rows of six lotus buds alternating with rhombus motifs. The upper and lower rims with calligraphy. With...

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Lot n° 503

An Islamic mortar Engraved...

An Islamic mortar Engraved cast bronze with copper inlays, slightly worn patina with remnants of red pigment and verdigris. Of tapering form with protruding rim decorated with calligraphy. With two rows of lotus buds alternating with six raised rhomus...

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Lot n° 504

An Islamic mortar Engraved...

An Islamic mortar Engraved cast bronze with mottled patina, remnants of red pigment and verdigris. Cylindrical form with protruding upper rim. Decorated with two staggered rows of raised teardrop motifs and stylised engravings. The upper rim with...

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Lot n° 505

An Islamic mortar Golden yellow...

An Islamic mortar Golden yellow cast bronze with engravings and copper inlays. Remnants of red pigment, slight verdigris. Of cylindrical form, decorated with two rows of lotus buds alternating with triangular motifs filled with tendrils. The rim...

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Lot n° 506

An Islamic mortar Shimmering...

An Islamic mortar Shimmering golden brown cast brass/bronze with engravings and copper inlays, with natural patina. Of tapering form, decorated with two rows of lotus bud motifs alternating with small bird medallions. The upper rim inscribed with...

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Lot n° 507

An Islamic mortar Golden yellow...

An Islamic mortar Golden yellow cast bronze with engravings and copper damascene. Black flecked natural patina. Of tapering form, decorated with two rows of lotus buds in relief and a large, finely engraved band of calligraphy in naskh that reads:...

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Lot n° 508

An Islamic mortar Golden yellow...

An Islamic mortar Golden yellow cast bronze with engravings, remnants of pigment and verdigris. Of tapering form, decorated with two bands of lotus bud reliefs alternating with knot motifs in round medallions. The upper rim with a band of calligraphy,...

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Lot n° 509

An Islamic mortar Engraved...

An Islamic mortar Engraved cast bronze with copper damascene, remnants of red pigment and verdigris. Of tapering form, decorated with two rows of lotus bud reliefs and slender tendril borders with some raised bands of copper inlays. H 13, D 14.5...

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Lot n° 510

An Islamic mortar Engraved...

An Islamic mortar Engraved cast bronze with remnants of pigment. Of tapering form, decorated with two rows of lotus bud reliefs alternating with three finely engraved tendril medallions. The upper border with a calligraphic inscription. With a repaired...

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Lot n° 511

An Islamic mortar Reddish...

An Islamic mortar Reddish gold cast bronze with engravings and copper damascene. With remnants of red pigment and some verdigris. With protruding rim and base. Decorated with three bands of horizontal mouldings, calligraphy and raised teardrop motifs....

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Lot n° 512

An Islamic mortar Engraved...

An Islamic mortar Engraved cast bronze with silver damascene, the brownish golden patina almost entirely obscured by verdigris. Of tapering form with a protruding base and rim. Decorated with bands of mouldings and calligraphy. H 10.3, D 13 cm, with...

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Lot n° 513

An Islamic mortar Engraved...

An Islamic mortar Engraved cast bronze with silver and copper inlays, remnants of red pigment and verdigris, primarily on one side. Of tapering form with a protruding base. The upper section decorated with silver calligraphy, the lower section -...

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Lot n° 514

An Islamic mortar Engraved...

An Islamic mortar Engraved cast bronze, remnants of red pigment, verdigris, traces of sinter. Of octagonal section with protruding base and rim. Decorated with eight niche motifs with birds and calligraphic inscriptions. Severely worn, dents to the...

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Lot n° 515

An Islamic mortar Engraved...

An Islamic mortar Engraved cast bronze with red pigment and traces of sinter on the interior and base. With protruding base and rim. Decorated with calligraphic inscriptions in cartouche motifs amid tendrils in three sections separated by horizontal...

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Lot n° 516

A rare Islamic mortar with human...

A rare Islamic mortar with human faces Engraved cast bronze with remnants of red pigment and matte black patina with traces of verdigris. With protruding base and rim. Decorated with four lotus bud reliefs and engraved depictions of faces. The upper...

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Lot n° 517

A mortar with lotus bud reliefs Engraved...

A mortar with lotus bud reliefs Engraved Of tapering form with a protruding rim. Decorated with two rows of eight lotus bud reliefs, tendrils around the upper rim and a braided motif around the base. With a casting flaw on one relief, dents to the...

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Lot n° 518

An Islamic mortar Engraved...

An Islamic mortar Engraved cast bronze with remnants of red pigment and black and green flecks due to sintering. Slightly waisted form, decorated with three rows of eight lotus bud reliefs and calligraphic inscriptions. The base slightly concave...

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Lot n° 519

An Islamic mortar Engraved...

An Islamic mortar Engraved cast bronze with copper inlays, dark brown patina. Tapering form with thick base and rim. Decorated with two rows of raised lotus buds alternating with lotus buds in niche motifs. The base concave due to usage, with minor...

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Lot n° 520

A mortar with lotus bud reliefs Engraved...

A mortar with lotus bud reliefs Engraved cast bronze with slightly worn patina and minor verdigris. Of tapering form with slightly protruding base and rim. Decorated with three rows of six lotus bud reliefs alternating with engraved ring motifs....

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Lot n° 521

An Islamic mortar with lotus bud...

An Islamic mortar with lotus bud reliefs Golden yellow cast bronze with silver damascene, slightly brown flecked patina with traces of verdigris. Of tapering form with protruding base and rim. Decorated with dense spiralling tendrils, calligraphy...

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Lot n° 522

A mortar with zoomorphic handles Engraved...

A mortar with zoomorphic handles Engraved cast bronze with interesting patina due to the rudimentary use of red pigment and verdigris. Of octagonal section with protruding base and rim. Decorated with rhomboid reliefs, the handles formed as large...

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Lot n° 523

An Islamic mortar with lotus bud...

An Islamic mortar with lotus bud reliefs Cast bronze with golden brown natural patina, partially obscured by verdigris and traces of sinter. Of cylindrical section with a ring shaped handle. Decorated with 15 lotus bud motifs in two rows. Slightly...

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Lot n° 524

An Iranian mortar with floral reliefs Engraved...

An Iranian mortar with floral reliefs Engraved cast bronze with brown patina and minor verdigris. Of octagonal section with protruding base and rim and two ring shaped handles. The base slightly concave due to usage. H 12.4, D 20.5 cm, includes pestle,...

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Lot n° 525

An Iranian mortar with floral reliefs Cast...

An Iranian mortar with floral reliefs Cast bronze with brown patina and verdigris, wrought iron. Faceted mortar with protruding base and rim and two ring shaped handles, one of bronze and one of wrought iron. With minor cracks. H 11.7, D 22.2 cm,...

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Lot n° 526

An Islamic mortar Cast bronze...

An Islamic mortar Cast bronze with matte, brown flecked patina, engravings and silver and bronze damascene. Of tapering form, decorated with two rows of lotus bud reliefs and Kufic calligraphy around the upper and lower borders. H 13.3, D 14.5 cm,...

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Lot n° 527

An Islamic mortar Engraved...

An Islamic mortar Engraved cast bronze with slightly mottled patina of verdigris and remnants of red pigment. Of tapering form, the protruding upper rim with a calligraphic inscription. Decorated with two rows of lotus bud reliefs alternating with...

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Lot n° 528

An Islamic mortar Engraved...

An Islamic mortar Engraved cast bronze with silver damascene, entirely obscured by verdigris. Of tapering form with an octagonally faceted centre decorated with lotus bud reliefs. The borders with calligraphic inscriptions, the upper inlaid in silver....

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Lot n° 529

An Islamic mortar Cast bronze...

An Islamic mortar Cast bronze with engravings and reddish golden natural patina, the majority of which obscured by sinter. Of tapering form with prortruding upper and lower rims, Decorated with three raised teardrop motifs and bands of calligraphy....

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Lot n° 530

An Islamic mortar Engraved...

An Islamic mortar Engraved cast bronze with reddish brown flecked patina. Of hexagonal section with protruding base and rim. Decorated with engraved sphinx motifs alternating with Anqa al-Mughrib motifs in droplet shaped reserves. With minor dents...

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Lot n° 531

An Islamic mortar Engraved...

An Islamic mortar Engraved cast bronze with copper damascene, the natural golden yellow patina showing through in areas, partially concealed by red pigment and mottled dark brown and green sinter. Of octagonal section with protruding upper and lower...

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Lot n° 532

An Islamic mortar with a bull's...

An Islamic mortar with a bull's head handle Engraved cast bronze with slightly worn golden brown patina, remnants of red pigment and verdigris. Of polygonal section with nine faces decorated with lotus bud reliefs beneath engraved niches. The handle...

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Lot n° 533

An Islamic mortar Golden yellow...

An Islamic mortar Golden yellow cast bronze with copper inlays, engravings, remnants of red pigment, and verdigris. Of tapering form with protruding base and rim. Decorated with rows of lotus bud reliefs and a row of rhombus motifs alternating with...

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Lot n° 534

A small Islamic mortar Cast...

A small Islamic mortar Cast bronze with golden brown shimmering patina and some verdigris. Of tapering form with protruding base and rim. Decorated with two rows of lotus bud reliefs alternating with calligraphic inscriptions in cartouches. With...

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Lot n° 535

An Islamic mortar with winged lions Engraved...

An Islamic mortar with winged lions Engraved cast bronze with remnants of red pigment over fine natural brown patina, with slight verdigris. Of tapering form with slightly protruding base and rim. Decorated with two rows of lotus bud motifs alternating...

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Lot n° 536

An Islamic mortar Engraved...

An Islamic mortar Engraved cast bronze with silver inalys, the red pigment polychromy largely intact but partially obscured by black patina. Of tapering form with slightly protruding base and rim. Decorated with calligraphic inlays. The base slightly...

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Lot n° 537

An Islamic mortar Cast bronze...

An Islamic mortar Cast bronze with copper inalys, dark brown patina with minor verdigris. Of octagonal section with protruding base and rim. The faces engraved with sphinx motifs in niches alternating with lotus flowers. The borders with calligraphic...

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Lot n° 538

An Islamic mortar Engraved...

An Islamic mortar Engraved cast bronze with remnants of red pigment, copper inlays and verdigris. Of octagonal section with moulded base and rim. The eight faces decorated with lotus buds, the borders with calligraphic inscriptions. The base slightly...

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Lot n° 539

An Islamic mortar Reddish...

An Islamic mortar Reddish golden cast bronze with slightly mottled brown patina. Of octagonal section with protruding base and rim. The eight faces decorated with engraved bird motifs in niches, the edges with calligraphy. The base concave due to...

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Lot n° 540

A small Islamic mortar Cast...

A small Islamic mortar Cast bronze with shimmering natural patina. Of tapering form with protruding base and rim. Decorated with a band of calligraphy interspersed with bird motifs in round medallions. The upper border with a foliate frieze and calligraphic...

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Lot n° 541

An Islamic mortar Engraved...

An Islamic mortar Engraved cast bronze with slightly mottled golden brown natural patina, minor verdigris to the interior. Of tapering form with slightly protruding base and rim. Decorated with large calligraphic inscriptions and bird motifs in droplet...

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Lot n° 542

An Islamic mortar Engraved...

An Islamic mortar Engraved cast bronze with fine brown patina and remnants of red pigment with minor verdigris. Decorated with three bands of calligraphy separated by mouldings, the upper border with three teardrop or lotus bud reliefs alternating...

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Lot n° 543

An Islamic mortar Of polygonal...

An Islamic mortar Of polygonal section with slightly protruding base and rim. With a central band of moulding engraved with a braided motif and a small ring shaped handle. Decorated with calligraphic engravings, lotus flowers, medallions and animal...

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Lot n° 544

An Islamic mortar Cast bronze...

An Islamic mortar Cast bronze with copper coloured natural patina and remnants of red pigment. Decorated with two bands of moulding, the lower section applied with a copper ring with a calligraphic inscription. With dents and minor cracks to the...

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Lot n° 545

An Islamic mortar Golden yellow...

An Islamic mortar Golden yellow cast bronze, the entire outer surface obscured by verdigris and sediment. Of tapering form with protruding rim and base. Decorated with finely worked bands of calligraphy, tendrils and braided motifs. Dents to the...

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Lot n° 546

An Islamic mortar with lion's head...

An Islamic mortar with lion's head handles Engraved cast bronze with silver inlays, brown patina with remnants of red pigment and minor verdigris. Of slightly tapering form with silver coated lion's head handles, a calligraphic inscription and tendril...

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Lot n° 547

An Oriental mortar Cast brass...

An Oriental mortar Cast brass with brown flecked natural patina. Of octagonal section. Six of the eight faces with raised rhombus motifs, two with ring shaped handles. The borders with zig-zag engravings. H 10.6, D 12.5 cm, weight c. 2.4 kg. Northern...

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Lot n° 548

An Islamic mortar with a rare niche...

An Islamic mortar with a rare niche pattern Golden yellow cast broze with mottled dark brown patina. Of octagonal section with protruding base and rim. Seven of the eight faces decorated with lotus bud reliefs, the eighth with a ring shaped handle,...

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Lot n° 549

A magnificent Islamic mortar Cast...

A magnificent Islamic mortar Cast bronze with slightly mottled reddish brown patina and minor verdigris. Of polygonal section with ten cast and slightly chased appliques with pseudo inscriptions on each of the raised borders. H 23, D 33 cm, weight...

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