Mortar and Pestle

Discussion in 'Antique Discussion' started by kardinalisimo, Jan 8, 2015.

  1. kardinalisimo

    kardinalisimo Well-Known Member

    I guess it was made just for decoration and mounted on the top of something? Or it was later turned into? Origin, age?
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    kardinalisimo, Jan 8, 2015
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  2. Bakersgma

    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

    Is that screw in the pestle? Often used as a sign of a druggist. Perhaps a pharmacy decoration?
     
    Bakersgma, Jan 8, 2015
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  3. kardinalisimo

    kardinalisimo Well-Known Member

    I am thinking the screw and the hole were made later.
     
    kardinalisimo, Jan 8, 2015
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  4. Bakersgma

    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

    How about a view into the mortar from the top?
     
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  5. terry5732

    terry5732 Well-Known Member

    '70s decorative item
     
    terry5732, Jan 8, 2015
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  6. kardinalisimo

    kardinalisimo Well-Known Member

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    kardinalisimo, Jan 9, 2015
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  7. afantiques

    afantiques Well-Known Member

    The lug beside the stud is a weird design feature. The only way that could fit into the hole clearly designed for it is if the pestle is first placed into the mortar, then the stud screwed in,but it looks as if the stud is fixed in the pestle. How did you ever get them apart.? Also it looks as if the stud is far longer than the hole provided.

    The hole in the base and the recess for the lug appear to be cast in, proving the item is decorative modern rather than modified old.
     
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  8. TallCakes

    TallCakes Well-Known Member

    TallCakes, Jan 9, 2015
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  9. springfld.arsenal

    springfld.arsenal Store: http://www.springfieldarsenal.net/

    Was mounted on a stand maybe a wood block for display where the pestle would stick up at an angle as if on a pharmacist' shelf. Casting quality and definition are poor.
     
    springfld.arsenal, Jan 9, 2015
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