Venetian Bronze Pharmacy Mortar "OPVS AEREDVM DE POLIS", 1770

Venetian Pharmacy Mortar made, in solid bronze, by "OPVS AEREDVM DE POLIS" (Work of the De Polis Heirs) in MDCCLXX (year 1770).

Opvs Aeredum DE POLIS was a very important family of foundries that operated in the Veneto.

This particular type of bronze mortars, made with the lost wax casting technique, were intended for pharmaceutical use.

In fact, inside them various raw materials were chopped and triturated with special bronze or wooden pestles until they were reduced to powder and then used, mixed with others or alone for pharmaceutical purposes.

Its impressive dimensions are:

Height: 30cm

Mouth diameter: 35 cm

Weight: approx. 50 kg

Perfectly preserved. It retains its original, untouched patina across its entire surface.