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HUGE ANTIQUE CAST IRON MORTAR AND PESTLE 20+ lbs! 19th c. APOTHECARY. PHARMACY

$ 100.05

Availability: 100 in stock

Description

ANTIQUE 19th CENTURY or EARLIER CAST IRON MORTAR and PESTLE. Mortar is 8 1/4" tall and 8 5/8" in diameter at the top. Pestle is 9 5/8" long.
These are heavy pieces. MORTAR is 17 lbs. 12oz., and PESTLE is 2 lbs. 10 oz. Together 20 lbs. 6 oz. Mortar shows wear  on top edge and in bottom where grinding took place, and there is some surface rust in there. Small hole on pestle probably from casting flaw.
Photos taken on one inch grid.
Please study the photos as they constitute part of the description.
Unmolested original patina.