An Italian Bronze Mortar — auction results & prices

29results on record

0%sell-through

$983median result (USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer)

$7,867record in our coverage

Drawn from 29 recorded results (27 sold · 2 passed) across 2 auction houses, 1999–2014. 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

Where does a value land in this market?

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.

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

Medium	Results	Sell-through	Median result (USD)
sculpture	19	n/a	$825
ceramics & design	7	n/a	$1,277

Medium is recorded for 26 of 29 results (90%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.

Compared with A Heriz Carpet An Italian Bronze Mortar A Heriz Carpet

Metric	An Italian Bronze Mortar	A Heriz Carpet
Median result	$983	$5,875
Record price	$7,867	$192,000
Results on record	29	1,281
Years active at auction	1999–2014	1998–2026

Where this artist sells best

House	Results	Sell-through	Median	vs. estimate
Christie's	27	—	$983	—
Bonhams	2	0%	—	—

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 A dash in the estimate column can mean withheld rather than unpublished: the house publishes no hammer price, or its printed low is a starting bid rather than an appraisal.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 29 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 2 passed lots

Date	Lot	Medium	Estimate USD	House
29 realized prices on this page are locked. A Research Pass reads 50 of them for $19, once — buy a pass
2014·02	in the Renaissance taste		$835–$1,168	Bonhams
2013·12	in the Renaissance taste		$1,644–$2,466	Bonhams
2010·09	16Th Century		$2,673–$4,009	Christie's
2009·06	16Th 17Th Century	Together with an Italian marble mortar, probably 18th century -- 8¼ in. (21 cm.) high (2)	$1,316–$1,975	Christie's
2007·12	16Th Century	Cast with double-headed eagle flanked by initials	$1,435–$2,152	Christie's
2007·12	Late 15Th Century		$1,148–$1,722	Christie's
2004·03	Franciscus Tortelli, Dated 1789		$915–$1,465	Christie's
2004·03	Probably 16Th Century		$1,098–$1,465	Christie's
2004·03	Circa 1500	and a later associated bronze pestle -- 7in. (17.8cm.) long (2)	$458–$732	Christie's
2004·03	Bartolommeo de Pesenti, Verona, Second Half 17Th Century		$915–$1,465	Christie's
2003·11	Provincial, 17Th Century		$167–$335	Christie's
2003·11	Probably From the Alberghetti Foundry, First Half 16Th Century		$5,022–$6,696	Christie's
2003·11	16Th Century		$1,339–$2,009	Christie's
2003·11	Colbachini & Figli, Padua, 19Th Century		$335–$502	Christie's
2003·11	Colbachini, Padua, 19Th Century		$335–$502	Christie's
2003·11	Dated 1826		$670–$1,172	Christie's
2003·11	Possibly North Italian, Dated 1575		$1,339–$2,009	Christie's
2003·11	Possibly Verona, Late 16Th Century		$837–$1,339	Christie's
2003·11	First Half 16Th Century		$502–$837	Christie's
2003·11	17Th Century		$1,172–$1,841	Christie's
2003·11	Possibly Tuscan, Early 16Th Century		$837–$1,339	Christie's
2003·11	Probably Padua, Mid 16Th Century		$2,511–$3,348	Christie's
2003·11	Possibly 16Th Century		$502–$837	Christie's
2003·11	Possibly Late 15Th Century		$1,172–$1,674	Christie's
2003·11	Possibly Southern Italian, Dated 1574		$1,172–$1,674	Christie's
2003·11	Probably Central Italian, 15Th Century		$335–$502	Christie's
2003·11	Circa 1500		$837–$1,339	Christie's
1999·06	17Th Century		$1,500–$2,500	Christie's
1999·04	Second Half 16Th Century	together with a bronze pestle	$2,126–$3,189	Christie's

Realized prices are sold by the record: 50 for $19, non-expiring. Reading them at volume is what Starter is for.