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<p>[QUOTE="Ladybranch, post: 41785, member: 44"]>...bronze mortar and pestle sets about that size were made in many different styles. Those made without figural decoration<</p><p><br /></p><p>I agree. A year to possibly 5 years ago a query was posted about one of these over on eBay antiques. I believe these were commonly found in apothecaries from possibly the mid 1800s to the mid-1900s. Like Spring said were reproduced like in the mid 1900s. Many had the handles like this one. Scan the following page to see some with the handles:</p><p><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=bronze+pestle+and+mortar&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=Q1vbVKWlIoi9ggSsgYKAAQ&ved=0CFsQsAQ&biw=1143&bih=658&dpr=0.9#tbm=isch&q=handled+bronze+pestle+and+mortar&imgdii=_" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.google.com/search?q=bronze+pestle+and+mortar&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=Q1vbVKWlIoi9ggSsgYKAAQ&ved=0CFsQsAQ&biw=1143&bih=658&dpr=0.9#tbm=isch&q=handled+bronze+pestle+and+mortar&imgdii=_" rel="nofollow">https://www.google.com/search?q=bronze+pestle+and+mortar&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=Q1vbVKWlIoi9ggSsgYKAAQ&ved=0CFsQsAQ&biw=1143&bih=658&dpr=0.9#tbm=isch&q=handled+bronze+pestle+and+mortar&imgdii=_</a></p><p><br /></p><p>--- Susan[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ladybranch, post: 41785, member: 44"]>...bronze mortar and pestle sets about that size were made in many different styles. Those made without figural decoration< I agree. A year to possibly 5 years ago a query was posted about one of these over on eBay antiques. I believe these were commonly found in apothecaries from possibly the mid 1800s to the mid-1900s. Like Spring said were reproduced like in the mid 1900s. Many had the handles like this one. Scan the following page to see some with the handles: [URL]https://www.google.com/search?q=bronze+pestle+and+mortar&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=Q1vbVKWlIoi9ggSsgYKAAQ&ved=0CFsQsAQ&biw=1143&bih=658&dpr=0.9#tbm=isch&q=handled+bronze+pestle+and+mortar&imgdii=_[/URL] --- Susan[/QUOTE]
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