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Antiques! => Antique Questions Forum => Topic started by: Ocky on June 11, 2014, 06:28:20 AM

Title: Islamic brass (pestle) & Mortar, copper & silver inlay, very heavy, how old?
Post by: Ocky on June 11, 2014, 06:28:20 AM

One of this weeks finds: the bowl from a pestle & mortar - sorry for the oversized pics, ive forgotten how to make photobucket work

(http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab92/Ocky3/brass%20islamic/IMG_20140611_131058_zpsb4c7770b.jpg) (http://s853.photobucket.com/user/Ocky3/media/brass%20islamic/IMG_20140611_131058_zpsb4c7770b.jpg.html)
(http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab92/Ocky3/brass%20islamic/IMG_20140611_131042_zps61aa3c83.jpg) (http://s853.photobucket.com/user/Ocky3/media/brass%20islamic/IMG_20140611_131042_zps61aa3c83.jpg.html)
(http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab92/Ocky3/brass%20islamic/IMG_20140611_131028_zpse3af1810.jpg) (http://s853.photobucket.com/user/Ocky3/media/brass%20islamic/IMG_20140611_131028_zpse3af1810.jpg.html)
(http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab92/Ocky3/brass%20islamic/IMG_20140611_131011_zpsce1ad96d.jpg) (http://s853.photobucket.com/user/Ocky3/media/brass%20islamic/IMG_20140611_131011_zpsce1ad96d.jpg.html)

weighs 980 grams
5" tall
2.3" diameter at base

as far as my googling goes, most pieces like this are made late 19th-early 20thc. but this is considerably heavier than most ive found, and why does it have the date stamped like it is? do i have a reproduction? :(

Title: Re: Islamic brass (pestle) & Mortar, copper & silver inlay, very heavy, how old?
Post by: fancypants on June 14, 2014, 01:59:01 PM

My best semi-educated guess would say you've got it right about it being a repro item , 1989c , Ocky !

Title: Re: Islamic brass (pestle) & Mortar, copper & silver inlay, very heavy, how old?
Post by: mart on June 16, 2014, 08:07:20 PM

Yep !!   New !!