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Petit mortier de bronze à décor en relief, XIXe siècle

Une lèvre large et roulée, un fût légèrement conique, une base moulurée : la forme est ramassée, faite pour résister au pilon. Des nervures verticales découpées en crans ou en boutons rythment le pourtour, avec deux anses percées d'un trou, et encadrent des reliefs usés : une figure debout, un vase fleuri et d'autres motifs difficiles à lire. La patine sombre, brun noir, garde dans les creux des dépôts grisâtres et, par endroits, de petites traces vertes. Une fine ligne court à mi-hauteur de la frise, sur plusieurs faces ; fêlure ou trace de fonte, elle reste à examiner sur la pièce.

Le mortier accompagne longtemps l'apothicaire. On en fait en bien des matières, mais le fer et le bronze restent les plus courants ; certains mortiers d'apothicaire en bronze reçoivent des appliques de fleurs de lys ou de profils royaux. La profession s'autonomise au XVIIIe siècle, avant que la pharmacie ne la remplace peu à peu à partir du XIXe. Daté de ce siècle et classé dans le goût Haute époque, cet exemplaire ne porte ni marque ni inscription décrites, et son usage d'origine reste inconnu.

Époque
XIXe siècle, selon la fiche
Matière
Bronze
Style
Haute époque, Renaissance, Louis XIII, selon la fiche
Dimensions
Diam. 12,5 × H. 8 cm, selon la fiche
État
En l'état, selon la fiche
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A broad rolled lip, a slightly conical body, a moulded base: the form is compact, made to withstand the pestle. Vertical ribs cut into notches or knobs punctuate the circumference, along with two handles each pierced with a hole, and frame worn reliefs: a standing figure, a vase of flowers and other motifs hard to read. The dark patina, a blackish brown, keeps greyish deposits in the hollows and, in places, small traces of green. A fine line runs at mid-height of the frieze, across several faces; whether a crack or a casting mark, it remains to be examined on the piece.

The mortar long accompanied the apothecary. It was made in many materials, but iron and bronze remained the most common, and some bronze apothecary mortars carry applied fleurs-de-lys or royal profiles. The profession became independent in the eighteenth century, before pharmacy gradually replaced it from the nineteenth. Dated to that century and classed in the Haute Époque taste, this example has no mark or inscription described, and its original use remains unknown.

Sources and points to validate
  • Les mortiers les plus courants sont en fer ou en bronze, mais on en fait en de nombreuses matières ; la profession d'apothicaire s'autonomise au XVIIIe siècle et la pharmacie la remplace progressivement à partir du XIXe. https://www.shp-asso.org/expositionalambic2/
  • Certains mortiers d'apothicaire en bronze portent en décor des appliques de fleurs de lys et des profils royaux. https://www.antikeo.com/catalogue/objets-de-collection/art-populaire/ancien-mortier-ou-pilon-en-bronze-dapothicaire-du-17eme-ou-18eme-siecle-137573
To be validated
  • Aucun atelier, aucune marque, aucun usage précisés ; le style Haute époque est un classement de la fiche, non une datation.
  • La datation au XIXe siècle repose sur la fiche ; un mortier de forme ancienne peut être plus ancien ou plus récent.
  • Pilon, décor et état de la surface non décrits.
  • Contexte général sur le type d'objet, fondé sur des sources de marchands et de sociétés savantes, sans aucune source sur cet exemplaire.

Notice drafted with the assistance of AI based on the dealer’s listing and cited public sources. Attributions and dating are subject to validation.

Petit mortier en bronze, XIXe

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