Origin: Spain
Material: White marble
Dimensions: W 23 x D 23 x H 17 cm
Condition: Good
Honest wear — marks and patina. Everything visible is photographed.
A beautiful old thing, worn into its shape by work. A single block of white marble hollowed out to a deep bowl, with four carved lugs standing proud of the rim — the Spanish apothecary form, where the lugs gave you somewhere to grip while the other hand drove the pestle.
The iron staining is the tell. Those rust-coloured blooms across the rim and up the underside came from metal sitting against wet marble over decades, and they can't be put there deliberately. Chips and losses on the lugs and around the rim, a softly rounded interior from grinding, and the whole surface gone matte and chalky. Heavy. Leave it on a kitchen bench, fill it with garlic and lemons, or let it sit empty.
Photographed honestly, in natural light, exactly as it is. No surprises when your new favourite thing arrives.
Everything we sell is 100% authentic. No reproductions, no replicas.
PS. We ship worldwide. For delivery outside Australia, contact us and we'll come back within a day with the best way to get your new favourite piece to you27
Origin: Spain
Material: White marble
Dimensions: W 23 x D 23 x H 17 cm
Condition: Good
Honest wear — marks and patina. Everything visible is photographed.
A beautiful old thing, worn into its shape by work. A single block of white marble hollowed out to a deep bowl, with four carved lugs standing proud of the rim — the Spanish apothecary form, where the lugs gave you somewhere to grip while the other hand drove the pestle.
The iron staining is the tell. Those rust-coloured blooms across the rim and up the underside came from metal sitting against wet marble over decades, and they can't be put there deliberately. Chips and losses on the lugs and around the rim, a softly rounded interior from grinding, and the whole surface gone matte and chalky. Heavy. Leave it on a kitchen bench, fill it with garlic and lemons, or let it sit empty.
Photographed honestly, in natural light, exactly as it is. No surprises when your new favourite thing arrives.
Everything we sell is 100% authentic. No reproductions, no replicas.
PS. We ship worldwide. For delivery outside Australia, contact us and we'll come back within a day with the best way to get your new favourite piece to you27
