Albert Hachmann, zugeschrieben Lot n° 542

Early Hachmann mortar for Berndt Opterstraet and Margriet Markolfs. Golden brown bronze casting with honey-coloured natural patina. On the front a vacant escutcheon held by winged half figures. Around the rim two superimposed inscription bands in Latin capitals: "BERNDT OPTERSTRAET MARGRIET MARKOLFS" and "SIN HVISFROVW ANNO XVC L". Two zoomorphic handles. Frontal one horizontal crack, smaller cracks around the lugs of the right handle, minimal rubbing. H 12, D 13,2 cm, weight ca. 2,6 kg. Cleves, workshop Hachmann, Albert Hachmann, attributed, 1550. Literature Illustrated in Dubbe, Die Mörsersammlung Ernst Genz, Maxhöhe 1993, no. 155.