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(1) OF (3) KNOWN 18TH CENTURY BELL METAL MORTAR & PESTLE DATED 1769 LONDON MADE
(1) OF (3) KNOWN 18TH CENTURY BELL METAL MORTAR & PESTLE DATED 1769 LONDON MADE
(1) OF (3) KNOWN 18TH CENTURY BELL METAL MORTAR & PESTLE DATED 1769 LONDON MADE
(1) OF (3) KNOWN 18TH CENTURY BELL METAL MORTAR & PESTLE DATED 1769 LONDON MADE
(1) OF (3) KNOWN 18TH CENTURY BELL METAL MORTAR & PESTLE DATED 1769 LONDON MADE
(1) OF (3) KNOWN 18TH CENTURY BELL METAL MORTAR & PESTLE DATED 1769 LONDON MADE
(1) OF (3) KNOWN 18TH CENTURY BELL METAL MORTAR & PESTLE DATED 1769 LONDON MADE
(1) OF (3) KNOWN 18TH CENTURY BELL METAL MORTAR & PESTLE DATED 1769 LONDON MADE
(1) OF (3) KNOWN 18TH CENTURY BELL METAL MORTAR & PESTLE DATED 1769 LONDON MADE
(1) OF (3) KNOWN 18TH CENTURY BELL METAL MORTAR & PESTLE DATED 1769 LONDON MADE
(1) OF (3) KNOWN 18TH CENTURY BELL METAL MORTAR & PESTLE DATED 1769 LONDON MADE

(1) OF (3) KNOWN 18TH CENTURY BELL METAL MORTAR & PESTLE DATED 1769 LONDON MADE

$ 528

Availability: 100 in stock
  • 18th Century Time Frame: Dated 1769
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Condition: EXCELLENT TOP COLLECTOR CONDITION!! NO CRACKS OR CHIPS - EXPECTED SMALL SHALLOW DINGS FROM USE - WONDERFUL ORIGINAL AGED DEEP PATINA! - HIGHLY RAISED WELL EMBOSSED DESIGNS AND GREAT FORM MAKES THIS MASSIVE BELL METAL PHARMACY MORTAR ONE OF THE FINEST EXAMPLES - NEAR MINT!! (SEE PICTURES)
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Time Period Manufactured: Pre-1930
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Maker: Beardmore & Company Foundry London England
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted

    Description

    (1) OF (3) KNOWN VERY LARGE  "18TH CENTURY BELL METAL MORTAR & PESTLE DATED 1769" MADE BY THE "BEARDMORE & COMPANY FOUNDRY" OF LONDON ENGLAND.  MEASURING 10 INCHES HIGH WITH A BELL SHAPED TOP MEASURING 13 INCHES AND BOTTOM MEASURES 9 INCHES. THE DEPTH OF THE MORTAR IS 8 INCHES DEEP.  IT WEIGHS 95 POUNDS. THE "WELLCOME BELL METAL MORTAR COLLECTION" IN LONDON HOUSES ONE OF THE LARGEST COLLECTIONS OF MORTARS ESPECIALLY LONDON MADE AND EUROPEAN. THERE EXTENSIVE RESEARCH INTO THESE FAMOUS VERY LARGE DRUGGIST / PHARMACEUTICAL BRONZE MORTARS SAYS THAT THE 18TH CENTURY "BEARDMORE & COMPANY FOUNDRY" MORTARS THEY HAVE IN THEIR COLLECTION HOUSES ONLY ONE THAT IS DATED AND DOES HAVE THE "BEARDMORE & CO." IDENTIFICATION EMBOSSED ON THE MORTAR ALSO. THEIR RESEARCH RECORDS SHOW ONLY (2) RECORDED DATED MORTARS FROM THIS "BEARDMORE" COMPANY, THE ONE THEY OWN AND ANOTHER IN A PRIVATE COLLECTION.  MY DATED "1769" BELL METAL MORTAR THAT IS UP FOR SALE IS NOW THE "3RD" KNOWN BUT NOT RECORDED DATED "BEARDMORE & CO. FOUNDRY" BELL METAL MORTAR. I HAVE ALL THE PAPERWORK RESEARCH THAT IDENTIFIES MY MORTAR AS A "BEARDMORE & CO." MORTAR AND THE MENTION AND IDENTITY OF THE OTHER KNOWN MORTARS THAT ARE RECORDED TO EXIST.  THE ONE I HAVE HERE FOR SALE IS ONLY DATED AND DOES NOT HAVE THE "BEARDMORE" EMBOSSING ON IT BUT LIKE I SAID HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A "BEARDMORE".  THIS BELL METAL MORTAR IS FRESH ONTO THE MARKET AND IS UNKNOWN EVEN TO THE "WELLCOME COLLECTION".   THE "PESTLE THAT IS SHOWN IS NOT THE ORIGINAL AND IS NOT THAT OLD AND WILL NOT COME WITH THE MORTAR WHEN PURCHASED.