A collection of three treen mortars and two mortar-graters, 19th century comprising; a lignum vitae cylindrical mortar with ribbed body and slight waist, with a baluster handled pestle, 19th century -- 7in. (17.7cm.) high overall; a cylindrical walnut mortar with ribbed body and waisted foot -- 6 7/8in. (17.5cm.) high; a sycamore mortar-grater of tapering cylindrical form with bulbous base, the pestle with iron-plate -- 5¾in. (14.5cm.) high; a boxwood mortar-grater of ribbed barrel form with ball knop finial to iron-plated pestle -- 5¼in. (13.5cm.) high; a sycamore mortar with waisted stem -- 4 7/8in. (12.5cm.) high (5)
A collection of three treen mortars and two mortar-graters, 19th century comprising; a lignum vitae cylindrical mortar with ribbed body and slight waist, with a baluster handled pestle, 19th century -- 7in. (17.7cm.) high overall; a cylindrical walnut mortar with ribbed body and waisted foot -- 6 7/8in. (17.5cm.) high; a sycamore mortar-grater of tapering cylindrical form with bulbous base, the pestle with iron-plate -- 5¾in. (14.5cm.) high; a boxwood mortar-grater of ribbed barrel form with ball knop finial to iron-plated pestle -- 5¼in. (13.5cm.) high; a sycamore mortar with waisted stem -- 4 7/8in. (12.5cm.) high (5)
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