18th century Spanish bronze mortar and pestle, height 9 cm, diameter .13 cm. Provenance: David Jones Art gallery. Exhibited Sydney, 31 March 1970, cat. #63.
Early Dutch bronze mortar and pestle, of tapering cylindrical form, flanked by a pair of angled handles, the inscription reading 'Heinck Anno 1590 Leefte Verwint A,' the motra of slightly facetted form, height 8.5 cm and diameter 9 cm
A heavy brass pestle and mortar, French 19th century, height 20 cm. Provenance: collection of Catherine Hannah, former president of the New Zealand antique Dealers Association and noted antique dealer in Rotorua for over 40 years.
An antique brass mortar and pestle, 19th to 20th century, the heavy gauge apothecary mortar with a trumpet style body with knopped lug handles and a double-ended pestle, height 11.5 cm, diameter 12 cm, (mortar)
A 17th century Dutch bronze mortar and pestle possibly by Hendrick Wegewart, of Deventer, twin dolphin handled, inscribed 'Praise God', dated 1618, numbered 3207, overall height 21 cm
A collection of four bronze mortars, two pestles and an iron mortar and pestle, Italian, 16th century, the largest bronze mortar, 14 cm high, 16 cm diameter
An 18th century Dutch brass pestle, initialled I.L and dated 1776 to the body, together with a turned wooden stand, convex impression to the base of the urn, the urn, 16 cm high