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A Dutch bronze Mortar

Deventer, 1696

Origin: Deventer

Master: Gerrit Schimmel

Inscription: GILLIS WYBRANS AMSTERDAM, 1696

Date: 1696

Dimensions: Height: 34 cm, Diameter: 41 cm.

The name on the frieze belongs to Wibrans, the intermediate merchant, who commissioned this imposing mortar from Schimmel. The Deventer coat of arms is proudly displayed on one of the friezes.

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