Bedeutender, großer Apothekenmörser mit Bildnis Ludwigs XIV., datiert 1692 - photo 1

Bedeutender, großer Apothekenmörser mit Bildnis Ludwigs XIV., datiert 1692

Lot 4895
19.11.2024 10:00UTC +01:00
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AuctioneerHermann Historica
Event locationGermany, Grasbrunn / München
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Lot 4895 | Bedeutender, großer Apothekenmörser mit Bildnis Ludwigs XIV., datiert 1692
Bedeutender, großer Apothekenmörser mit Bildnis Ludwigs XIV., datiert 1692
Bronze mit schöner Alterspatina. Leicht konischer Korpus aus ausgestelltem Standfuß mit verstärkter und ausgestellter Lippe. Umlaufend reicher Reliefdekor sowie vier große Plaketten zwischen Hermenpilastern und Lilienornamenten. Eine Plakette mit Brustportrait Ludwigs XIV., daneben seine Ehefrau Maria Theresa von Spanien, eine Plakette mit dem Portrait des Cosimo III. de Medici, die vierte Plakette mit Darstellung des auf einem Fass sitzenden Bacchus. Auf der Lippe sechs aufgelegte kleine Plaketten mit Darstellung eines Apothekers mit Mörser. Dazu reliefierter Besitzername "I. CAVELIER" und Datierung "1692". Höhe 14,5 cm, Durchmesser 20,5 cm.
Der Mörser wird dem bekannten Rotgießer Nicolas de Paix (1645 - 1722) zugeschrieben.
Provenienz: Ehemals Sammlung Didier Houberechts, Belgien. Abgebildet in: Serge Domini (Hrsg.), Mortiers francais du XVe au XVIIIe siecle. Fleurs et figures de bronze, 2021, S. 315.
A distinguished, large French apothecary mortar with portrait of Louis XIV, dated 1692
A distinguished, large French apothecary mortar with portrait of Louis XIV, dated 1692
Bronze with a beautiful age patina. The slightly conical body on a spreading base with a reinforced, flared rim. A border of lavish relief decoration and four large plaques between herm pillars and fleur-de-lys ornaments. One plaque with a half-length portrait of Louis XIV, next to another of his wife Maria Theresa of Spain, one plaque with a portrait of Cosimo III de Medici, the fourth plaque with a depiction of Bacchus sat on a barrel. Six small plaques appliquéd on the rim with depictions of an apothecary using a mortar. Moreover, the owner's name "I. CAVELIER" and date "1692" in relief. Height 14.5 cm, diameter 20.5 cm.
The mortar is attributed to the acclaimed red smith Nicolas de Paix (1645 - 1722).
Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Didier Houberechts, Belgium. Illustrated in: Serge Domini (editor), Mortiers francais du XVe au XVIIIe siecle. Fleurs et figures de bronze, 2021, p. 315.
Condition: II +
Auction house category:Base Metals
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