A mortar Unglazed ochre terracotta, hexagonal in shape and decorated by stamping with a wreath of flowers outlining the bowl, the sides decorated with a festoon surmounted by a heart in relief, the base decorated with stylised flower leaves and squares. Val de Saône or Bresse, mid-19th century H. 9.5 cm - L. 19 cm chips Ref: "Les mortiers en terre de la vallée de la Saône et de la Bresse de l'Ain, objets d'art populaire" by Louis Bonnamour and Gérard Ruet, Editions des Sociétés EUD. We enclose a boxwood pestle (cracks, wear).