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A Monumental Medieval Marble MortarAn unusually large and rare monumental scale Italian white marble Medieval mortar c. 1200 1400 AD. This object is eternally contemporary. A banal everyday piece so essential to life, yet its purity reveals a sense of the origins of culture and humanity, taking us back to where we all come from. It shares both a monastic and contemplative feeling amplified by its repaired fissures and cracks, old repairs spanning centuries making this object a truly

They received distinctions at the Great Exhibition in 1850

Sydney and Cape Town) Printers plan chests c

particularly those in the Piazza San Marco

Beautiful patina

then toned with a translucent amber glaze to create a warm

raw pigment and encaustic wax on board in antique frame

and luminous bright gilding

The chairs have elegant carved down-swept arms and volutes terminals above s-scroll supports and scrolled legs linked by h-form stretchers

This piece exudes charm

the classical motif widely used across the decorative upperworks of Royal Navy vessels in the years surrounding the Battle of Trafalgar

17th Century Flemish cupboard

Provenance: English collection