408 - Attributed to Master IP (active during the first half of the 17th century). Bronze mortar in the shape of a truncated cone. The body is decorated with six female masks alternating with six caryatids. The rim is molded, and the base extends slightly beyond the body. France, first half of the 17th century. H. 11 cm. Diam. 15.5 cm. A pestle is included. Oxidation and wear. Reference: Comparable model: Bertrand Bergbauer (ed.), French Mortars from the 15th to the 18th Century: Bronze Flowers and Figures, Serge Domini, 2021. Ill. 270, p. 178.

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