Need help! Brass mortar and pestle

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  1. PEPPERGIRL

    PEPPERGIRL New Member

    B93944C4-02C2-4CAB-9F07-B1F08A9CDDE2.jpeg 5B4109BE-7407-46F4-B89A-17901AA28A45.jpeg 5B4109BE-7407-46F4-B89A-17901AA28A45.jpeg Hello friends!

    I need your help. I am trying to find out the origins, history, value or anything you can tell me about this very heavy, marked, brass mortar and pestle. Thank you in advance!!

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    PEPPERGIRL, May 1, 2021
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  3. Shangas

    Shangas Underage Antiques Collector and Historian

    Looks cute, but it doesn't look particularly old. I'd say second half of the 20th century. Too smooth and clean to have any age to it, and looks like it was cut on a machine lathe.
     
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  4. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    Agree. Newish if not new. Similar brass mortars and pestles are widely available for sale now. Here's one on offer on amazon.com.

    Debora

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  5. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    It could have been made in India, where similar mortar and pestles are still used to grind spices.
     
    Any Jewelry, May 1, 2021
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  6. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    You can find them in Spain too. But I agree the surface decoration of this one points East.

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  7. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    In the Netherlands we tend to use the stone ones for herbs and spices, probably an Indonesian legacy.
     
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  8. PEPPERGIRL

    PEPPERGIRL New Member

    Thank you all!!
     
    PEPPERGIRL, May 9, 2021
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  9. Shangas

    Shangas Underage Antiques Collector and Historian

    India is very famous for its brassware. Some of the pieces they produce are absolutely beautiful.
     
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  10. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    We see a great deal of Indian brass here, usually Benares/Varanasi made. Legacy of empire and all that.
     
    Ownedbybear, May 11, 2021
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