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A Bronze Mortar

44results on record
100%sell-through
$1,830median result (USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer)
$42,481record in our coverage

Drawn from 44 recorded results (44 sold · 0 passed) across 2 auction houses, 1998–2015. What we cover

Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer method · log scale

$2.6K$5.1K$7.7K1998: $9.2K median, 1 sold1999: $709 median, 4 sold2001: $7.6K median, 1 sold2002: $6.6K median, 3 sold2003: $1.1K median, 3 sold2004: $831 median, 1 sold2005: $2.0K median, 3 sold2006: $1.3K median, 13 sold2008: $979 median, 1 sold2009: $2.5K median, 5 sold2010: $5.8K median, 7 sold2013: $1.6K median, 1 sold2015: $250 median, 1 sold199820022006201020142015

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The same figure also answers the seller's question: which house clears a work like this, and for how much — expected proceeds by house, from the sell-through the rest of this page is built on.

$1.8K$240$42K

Every sold result for this market, low to high (log scale) — the dashed line is the median. Enter a value to see where it lands.

By medium where medium is recorded or stated in the catalog line

MediumResultsSell-throughMedian result (USD)
sculpture 37 n/a $1,834
other 4 n/a $4,741

Medium is recorded for 41 of 44 results (93%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.

Compared with A Pair Of Brass Pricket Candlesticks A Bronze Mortar A Pair Of Brass Pricket Candlesticks

$2.9K$5.7K$8.6K1998: $353 median1999: $1.2K median2000: $1.0K median2001: $11K median2002: $594 median2003: $2.1K median2005: $2.8K median2006: $2.3K median2010: $3.3K median2013: $2.4K median2015: $385 median2026: $237 median1998: $9.2K median1999: $709 median2001: $7.6K median2002: $6.6K median2003: $1.1K median2004: $831 median2005: $2.0K median2006: $1.3K median2008: $979 median2009: $2.5K median2010: $5.8K median2013: $1.6K median2015: $250 median19982005201220192026
MetricA Bronze MortarA Pair Of Brass Pricket Candlesticks
Median result$1,830$1,529
Record price $42,481 $11,162
Results on record4422
Years active at auction 1998–2015 1998–2026

Related artists: A Pair Of Brass Pricket CandlesticksEnglish Oak Gate-leg TableDutch School, 18th CenturyAn English Oak Chest

Where this artist sells best

HouseResultsSell-throughMedianvs. estimate
Christie's 43 $1,834
Bonhams 1 100% $1,562 3.20×

The same artist across every house we cover — hammer-vs-estimate side by side. A dash in the estimate column can mean withheld rather than unpublished: the house publishes no hammer price, or its printed low is a starting bid rather than an appraisal. Method →

Prices realized 44 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule

DateLotMediumvs. estimateEstimate USDResult USD, incl. premiumHouse
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2015·04 20Th Century $800–$1,200 Christie's
2013·06 Andalusia, 13th/ 14th Century (2) $312–$469 Bonhams
2010·09 Jan Pede, Dutch or Flemish, 17Th Century $4,009–$6,682 Christie's
2010·09 Dutch or Flemish, Circa 1640 $8,018–$12,028 Christie's
2010·09 Probably Dutch or German, Circa 1576 $2,005–$2,673 Christie's
2010·03 Spanish or French, 15Th Century $1,067–$1,601 Christie's
2010·03 Dutch or Flemish, Circa 1670 above a foliate frieze band and a band cast with cherubs and festoons $1,067–$1,601 Christie's
2010·03 Dutch, Circa 1689 above an acanthus scroll and clover leaf frieze $4,001–$6,669 Christie's
2010·03 By Samuel Smith of York Dated 1677 $1,795–$2,692 Christie's
2009·09 Italian, 16Th Century and in ink $1,478–$2,217 Christie's
2009·09 French, 16Th Century $2,217–$2,957 Christie's
2009·09 Spanish or Italian, 15Th or 16Th Century $1,478–$2,217 Christie's
2009·09 Attributed to Thomas Both, Utrecht Circa 1593 above a frieze cast with bull's heads joined by festoons and bacchic revellers $5,913–$8,870 Christie's
2009·01 Italian, 15Th or 16Th Century $2,500–$3,500 Christie's
2008·04 16Th Century Style $313–$626 Christie's
2006·12 North Italian, 16Th Century $13,767–$19,667 Christie's
2006·12 Alberghetti Foundries, Possibly Giulio Alberghetti, Circa 1550 $19,667–$29,501 Christie's
2006·11 French, 16Th Century $952–$1,522 Christie's
2006·11 French, 17Th Century $1,142–$1,522 Christie's
2006·11 French, 16Th Century $2,855–$4,758 Christie's
2006·11 French, 16Th Century $761–$1,142 Christie's
2006·11 North Italian, Late 16Th Century $952–$1,522 Christie's
2006·11 French, 16Th Century $2,855–$4,758 Christie's
2006·09 Italian, Possibly 16Th Century $400–$600 Christie's
2006·09 Spanish, Circa 1500 $500–$800 Christie's
2006·09 Italian, 16Th Century $800–$1,200 Christie's
2006·09 Florentine, Early 17Th Century $1,500–$2,000 Christie's
2006·09 Italian or Spanish, Circa 1500 $2,000–$3,000 Christie's
2005·12 Probably Spanish, Early 16Th Century $840–$1,080 Christie's
2005·12 Italian, Late 16Th or Early 17Th Century $1,728–$2,592 Christie's
2005·07 Of Scottish 13Th Century Type $707–$1,061 Christie's
2004·03 Dated 1601 $915–$1,465 Christie's
2003·11 Possibly German. Late 17Th Century $670–$1,172 Christie's
2003·11 17Th Century $335–$670 Christie's
2003·06 Italian, 1788 $1,337–$2,005 Christie's
2002·12 Italian, 1622 $6,311–$9,467 Christie's
2002·12 Italian, 1560 $6,311–$9,467 Christie's
2002·12 Italian, 18Th Century $2,367–$3,156 Christie's
2001·03 French, Possibly 16Th Century $800–$1,200 Christie's
1999·06 A bronze mortar $641–$961 Christie's
1999·06 A bronze mortar $561–$801 Christie's
1999·06 A bronze mortar $961–$1,282 Christie's
1999·06 A bronze mortar $481–$801 Christie's
1998·01 Probably French, Late 16Th or Early 17Th Century $3,260–$4,890 Christie's

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