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Floor Standing Pestle & Mortar Late 19th Century
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Floor Standing Pestle & Mortar Late 19th Century

19th century
Description

A floor standing 19th century pestle and mortar, its marble dish inset into a solid trunk of beech with ironwork staple repairs.

H:78cm Dia:50cm

Physical Dimensions
Height
78cm (30.71")
Width
50cm (19.69")
Depth
50cm (19.69")
Declaration

Hunt Gather Antiques has dated this Floor Standing Pestle Mortar to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers
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SA1236440
Dealers Internal Reference
HG0750
Description
A floor standing 19th century pestle and mortar, its marble dish inset into a solid trunk of beech with ironwork staple repairs.

H:78cm Dia:50cm

Height
78cm (30.71")
Width
50cm (19.69")
Depth
50cm (19.69")
Date of Manufacture

Hunt Gather Antiques has dated this Floor Standing Pestle Mortar to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers
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SA1236440
Dealers Internal Ref
HG0750
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A late 19th-century floor-standing wooden mortar constructed from a hollowed trunk section with an inset stone basin and a pestle.
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Archive I A late 19th-century floor-standing wooden mortar constructed from a hollowed trunk section with an inset stone basin and a pestle.

Floor Standing Pestle & Mortar Late 19th Century

Archive II A late 19th-century floor-standing wooden mortar constructed from a hollowed trunk section with an inset stone basin and a pestle. View II
Archive III A late 19th-century floor-standing wooden mortar constructed from a hollowed trunk section with an inset stone basin and a pestle. View III
Archive IV A late 19th-century floor-standing wooden mortar constructed from a hollowed trunk section with an inset stone basin and a pestle. View IV
Archive V A late 19th-century floor-standing wooden mortar constructed from a hollowed trunk section with an inset stone basin and a pestle. View V
Archive VI A late 19th-century floor-standing wooden mortar constructed from a hollowed trunk section with an inset stone basin and a pestle. View VI
Archive VII A late 19th-century floor-standing wooden mortar constructed from a hollowed trunk section with an inset stone basin and a pestle. View VII
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Hunt Gather Antiques

Hunt Gather Antiques
Telephone 07525 794887
Location
Unit 7c
Riverside Trading Estate
Fiddlers Ferry
Penketh
Warrington
Cheshire
WA5 2UL
United Kingdom

By appointment only.
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/huntgather
Verified Since Apr 2026
Items For Sale 48
Items Sold 42
Hunt Gather Antiques
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Location: Unit 7c, Riverside Trading Estate, Fiddlers Ferry, Penketh, Warrington, Cheshire, WA5 2UL, United Kingdom, , By appointment only.
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A late 19th-century floor-standing wooden mortar constructed from a hollowed trunk section with an inset stone basin and a pestle.
Floor standing pestle & mortar late 19th century
Ref: SA1236440
A late 19th-century floor-standing wooden mortar constructed from a hollowed trunk section with an inset stone basin and a pestle.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectPestle and Mortar
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian Rural
  • MaterialTimber, Stone, Metal
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsHollowed log base, Metal rim band, Inset stone basin, Turned wooden pestle
  • SizeH 78 cm (31 in) x W 50 cm (20 in) x D 50 cm (20 in)

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Floor-standing pestles and mortars were traditionally utilised in large-scale estate kitchens, pharmacies, and industrial trade settings for crushing grains, herbs, spices, and chemical compounds.

These functional objects were typically constructed from a solid section of dense timber, such as oak or elm, often fitted with a stone, marble, or metal interior basin alongside a heavy pestle.

Authentic late 19th-century examples display natural timber checking, operational wear around the rim and basin interior, hand-forged structural reinforcements, and evidence of manual shaping.

A floor-standing mortar functions as a sculptural focal point in a hallway, kitchen alcove, or living space alongside natural materials such as stone, linen, and patinated timber.

Clean the timber using a dry soft brush, preserve the patinated surface with occasional applications of natural beeswax, and maintain stable indoor humidity to prevent additional timber shrinkage.
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