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18th Century Swedish Stone Table
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
18th Century grinding stone for pigments on a later 19th century stand.
Circa 1860.
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19th Century Swedish Antique Grinding Stone
Materials
Stone
Japanese Meiji Lacquer Writing Set
Located in New Orleans, LA
or draw in ink, he had to make his own by grinding the ink stick in water on the grinding stone
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Grinding Stone
Materials
Stone
Antique Japanese Bronze Hatate 19th C Meiji Inkpot Japan Unsigned
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
calligraphers usually knew right away, though.
nk stick, grinding stone and bamboo brushes
A yatate
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19th Century Japanese Antique Grinding Stone
Materials
Bronze
Antique Japanese Bronze Hatate 19th C Meiji Inkpot Japan Unsigned
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
make his own ink by grinding the ink stick in water on the grinding stone (suzuri). This method has
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19th Century Japanese Antique Grinding Stone
Materials
Bronze
Circa 1860 Granite Mill Stone or Trough Sink from Normandy, France
Located in Dallas, TX
Mill stones have been used for a several thousand years to grind grains, hence their other name
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1860s French Antique Grinding Stone
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Stone, Granite
Large Antique Vintage Granite 30" Millstones or Grindstones 12" Thick
Located in Stamford, CT
Antique vintage Millstones or Mill stone used in gristmills, for grinding wheat or other grains
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Mid-19th Century American Antique Grinding Stone
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Granite
Small black French Stone Mortar with stone Pestle
Located in Rümmingen, BW
object which is found all over France. Its traditional use was and still is to grind seeds and herbs
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Early 20th Century Unknown French Provincial Antique Grinding Stone
Materials
Stone
French Hand-Chiseled Stone Mortar
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A French stone mortar used to grind herbs and spices. This mortar is hand-chiseled from one piece
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19th Century French Other Antique Grinding Stone
Materials
Stone
Antique Solid Stone Spice Mortar & Pestle From Java, Indonesia
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
limestone. It was once used to grind various spices. Its worn down surface and stone texture adds to its
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Early 20th Century Indonesian Organic Modern Antique Grinding Stone
Materials
Stone
Rare Large South Indian Antique Carved Stone Mortar Circa 12th Century AD
Located in London, GB
Large South Indian stone mortar Circa 12th C AD
A very rare Museum quality large schist stone
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15th Century and Earlier Indian Antique Grinding Stone
Materials
Stone
Free Shipping
H 6.7 in W 16.54 in D 6.7 in
Published Pre-Columbian Nicoya Ceremonial Stone Seat, Ex Arizona Museum
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
been paramount.
Even today, stone metates in the Americas are used to grind maize and other foodstuffs
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15th Century and Earlier Pre-Columbian Antique Grinding Stone
Materials
Stone
Chinese Stone Kitchen Mortar, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
Carved from a single block of limestone, this stone vessel is an early 19th century mortar once
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Early 19th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Grinding Stone
Materials
Limestone
Chinese Stone Kitchen Mortar, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
Carved from a single block of limestone, this stone vessel is an early 19th century mortar once
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Early 19th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Grinding Stone
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Limestone
Chinese Stone Kitchen Mortar, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
Carved from a single block of limestone, this stone vessel is an early 19th century mortar once
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Early 19th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Grinding Stone
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Limestone
Chinese Stone Kitchen Mortar, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
Carved from a single block of limestone, this stone vessel is an early 19th century mortar once
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Early 19th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Grinding Stone
Materials
Limestone
Chinese Stone Kitchen Mortar, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
Carved from a single block of limestone, this stone vessel is an early 19th century mortar once
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Early 19th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Grinding Stone
Materials
Limestone
Chinese Raw Stone Mortar, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This stone mortar from the early 20th century was once used in a provincial kitchen to grind herbs
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Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Grinding Stone
Materials
Limestone
Chinese Etched Stone Mortar, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This stone mortar from the early 20th century was once used in a provincial kitchen to grind herbs
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Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Grinding Stone
Materials
Limestone
Chinese Stone Garlic Mortar, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand carved from a single block of limestone, this round stone vessel is an early 20th century
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Early 20th Century Chinese Organic Modern Antique Grinding Stone
Materials
Limestone
Chinese Studded Stone Mortar, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This stone mortar from the early 20th century was once used in a provincial kitchen to grind herbs
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Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Grinding Stone
Materials
Limestone
Antique Huge Garden Mill Stone, 19th Century
Located in South Burlington, VT
earlier period. This was likely a grinding base stone for a large oil pressing tool and device
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Grinding Stone
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Limestone
Low Round Chinese Mill Stone, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
created northern China from a single block of limestone. The stone was once used in a gristmill to grind
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Grinding Stone
Materials
Limestone
Antique Hand-Carved Cash Coin Garden Stone, 19th Century
Located in South Burlington, VT
" with its square hole and dates to the 19th century. This was likely a mill stone for grinding devices
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Grinding Stone
Materials
Limestone
Antique Ming Dynasty Chinese Inkstone
Located in London, GB
This inkstone is from the Ming dynasty in China, and would have been used to grind hardened
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16th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Grinding Stone
Materials
Stone
Antique Deep Black Marble Mortar from France, 19th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
Although the earliest mortars and pestles were utilized for cooking during the Stone Age, in more
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19th Century French Antique Grinding Stone
Materials
Stone, Marble
Antique French Marble Mortar with Pestle, 19th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
During antiquity, mortars and pestles were used to grind up herbs for cooking or by pharmacists to
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19th Century French Antique Grinding Stone
Materials
Stone, Marble
19th Century European Marble Mortar
Located in High Point, NC
timeless beauty of natural stone. Expertly hewn from a single block of marble, this mortar showcases a
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19th Century European Antique Grinding Stone
Materials
Marble
Swedish Trestle Table 1800 Century
Located in Farsta, SE
hard, and people would smash it with a stone and grind it on the table.
The table has stood the test
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1770s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique Grinding Stone
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Pine
Vintage Gladiator Poster c.1903 64” x 93”
By Hugo D'alesi
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Artist: Hugo D’Alesi (French, 1849 – 1906)
Date of Origin: 1903
Medium: Original Stone
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Early 20th Century French Antique Grinding Stone
Materials
Paint, Paper
Small French Bronze Mortar and Pestle with Fleur De Lys and Crown, Circa 1700
Located in Dallas, TX
shaft) and a blunt tip, making it a light and functional utensil for grinding herbs.
The original use
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Early 1700s French Louis XIV Antique Grinding Stone
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Bronze
Heavy 16th Century French Bronze Mortar with Handles, Dated 1587, 109 lbs
Located in Dallas, TX
of durable materials, such as stone or marble, mortars were designed to withstand the grinding of the
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16th Century French Renaissance Antique Grinding Stone
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Metal, Bronze
Antique Carved White Marble Mortar from France, C.1800
Located in Dallas, TX
used to construct a mortar and pestle is almost always a hard substance, such as marble or stone, which
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Early 1800s French Antique Grinding Stone
Materials
Marble
Fine Antique Korean Ceramic Water Dropper Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
the water onto the ink stone to grind the ink stick for writing. These miniature objects were made in
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Early 19th Century Korean Other Antique Grinding Stone
Materials
Ceramic
Large French Antique Cast iron Mortar with Pestle, Circa 1800
Located in Dallas, TX
of durable materials, such as stone or marble, mortars were designed to withstand the grinding of the
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Early 1800s French Antique Grinding Stone
Materials
Metal, Iron
Antique Set Of Calligraphic Ink Blocks, Japanese, 8 Pieces, Meiji, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
for grinding on an ink stone with a small amount of water
Such ink is the basis of the famous Sumi-e
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Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Grinding Stone
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Composition
H 0.79 in W 8.67 in D 11.62 in
George III Blue John Panther
Located in New Orleans, LA
replicate the textures and colors of the animal’s fur. The rare stone is a variety of natural calcium
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18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Grinding Stone
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Marble, Siena Marble
Circa 1800 French Marble Mortar with Wooden Pestle
Located in Dallas, TX
construct a mortar and pestle is almost always a hard substance, such as marble or stone, which could stand
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Early 1800s French Antique Grinding Stone
Materials
Marble
Antique Early Victorian Blue Enamel and Table Cut Diamond Snake Ring
Located in Hummelstown, PA
surface of a stone), it consists of removing the top and to bottom points of the octahedron. Though it is
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1850s Victorian Antique Grinding Stone
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Diamond, Enamel
17th Century Granite Rose Mortar from Brittany, France
Located in Dallas, TX
formed when magma is cooled underground, which causes various minerals to become embedded in the stone
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17th Century French Antique Grinding Stone
Materials
Granite
Pair of Russian Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Malachite Three-Light Candelabra
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
four millimeters, carefully selecting them for their pattern. After grinding and polishing the stone
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19th Century Antique Grinding Stone
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Malachite
Korean Ceramic Water Dropper Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
is an important component of scholar's desk items. It was used to add drops of water to the ink stone
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19th Century Korean Ming Antique Grinding Stone
Materials
Ceramic
Korean Ceramic Water Dropper Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
items. It was used to add drops of water to the ink stone for grinding the ink before any handwriting
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19th Century Korean Antique Grinding Stone
Materials
Ceramic
Polychrome Lithograph - Tong King War Epinal Image - Period: 19th Pellerin & Cie
Located in CRÉTEIL, FR
was grated, in the presence of water, in a large grinding wheel that transformed it into shavings. A
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Grinding Stone
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Paper
H 14.97 in W 18.9 in D 0.79 in
Small 19th Century French Bronze Mortar with Pestle
Located in Dallas, TX
substance, such as marble or stone, which could stand up to the rigors of use. Today, they are quite
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19th Century French Antique Grinding Stone
Materials
Bronze
Mappin & Brothers Crystal and Silver Plated Ice Bucket with Lid
By Mappin Brothers
Located in Prato, Tuscany
transparent; The bucket has been embellished with graceful and delicate floral grindings in perfect Victorian
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Grinding Stone
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Crystal, Silver Plate
Korean Ceramic Water Dropper in Frog Form
Located in Atlanta, GA
component of scholar's desk items. It was used to add drops of water to the ink stone for grinding the ink
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Early 20th Century Antique Grinding Stone
Materials
Ceramic
Korean Ceramic Water Dropper in Dog Form Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
of scholar's desk items. It was used to add drops of water to the ink stone for grinding the ink
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19th Century Korean Antique Grinding Stone
Materials
Ceramic
Napoleon III Style Huge Wall Mirror In Burnished Brass "Repoussé" Workmanship
Located in Prato, Tuscany
refined and detailed grinding of flowers and leaves meticulously executed by hand. The entire surface of
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Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Grinding Stone
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Brass
H 38.19 in W 24.81 in D 2.37 in
19th century color lithograph nature figure winter scene trees snow river
By Currier & Ives
Located in Milwaukee, WI
grinding a piece of limestone flat and smooth then drawing in mirror image on the stone with a special
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1860s Other Art Style Antique Grinding Stone
Materials
Lithograph
"Madonna with Child and Angels". Italy, 15th-16th Centuries
Located in Madrid, ES
landscape: constructions and walls on mountains, clouds in the sky, plants, stones, etc. To the outside
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16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Grinding Stone
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Lapis Lazuli, Bronze, Enamel, Other
Brooklyn Waterfront
By Adolf Arthur Dehn
Located in Fairlawn, OH
artistic achievement was clearly a reaction against the grinding rural poverty of his childhood.
After
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1920s American Modern Antique Grinding Stone
Materials
Lithograph
Antique 18th Century Chinese Export Qianlong Porcelain Chocolate Tea Pot
Located in Dayton, OH
cacao beans, separates out the hard shell, and grinds the beans into a liquid paste. When he does
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Late 18th Century Chinese Export Antique Grinding Stone
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Porcelain
19th century color lithograph still life vase flowers
By Nathaniel Currier
Located in Milwaukee, WI
.
Lithography involves grinding a piece of limestone flat and smooth then drawing in mirror image on the stone
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1840s Romantic Antique Grinding Stone
Materials
Lithograph, Watercolor
19th century color lithograph landscape figures horseback house scene trees sky
By Nathaniel Currier
Located in Milwaukee, WI
the stone, lower left "F.F. Palmer, Del."
Signed in the stone, lower right "Lith. by N. Currier
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Mid-19th Century Romantic Antique Grinding Stone
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Watercolor, Lithograph
19th century color lithograph seascape boat ship waves maritime landscape
By Currier & Ives
Located in Milwaukee, WI
the lithography trade to America.
Lithography involves grinding a piece of limestone flat and smooth
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1870s Other Art Style Antique Grinding Stone
Materials
Lithograph
19th century color lithograph seascape boat ship waves maritime landscape
By Currier & Ives
Located in Milwaukee, WI
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Lithography involves grinding a piece of limestone flat and smooth then drawing in mirror image on the stone
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1870s Other Art Style Antique Grinding Stone
Materials
Lithograph
19th century color lithograph birds landscape nature grass sky water figure
By Currier & Ives
Located in Milwaukee, WI
, who brought the lithography trade to America.
Lithography involves grinding a piece of limestone
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1870s Other Art Style Antique Grinding Stone
Materials
Lithograph
19th century color lithograph portraits ship seascape patriotic flags military
By Nathaniel Currier
Located in Milwaukee, WI
23.38 inches, frame
Entitled in the image
Signed in the stone, lower left "Lith. and Pub. by N. Currier
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1850s Victorian Antique Grinding Stone
Materials
Lithograph, Watercolor
19th century color lithograph watercolor landscape figurative animal print
By Nathaniel Currier
Located in Milwaukee, WI
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Lithography involves grinding a piece of limestone flat and smooth then drawing in mirror image on the stone
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Mid-19th Century Romantic Antique Grinding Stone
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Watercolor, Lithograph
19th century color lithograph figures cemetery willow tree memorial headstone
By Nathaniel Currier
Located in Milwaukee, WI
morning clothes next to an urn-topped stone monument. Behind are additional putto-topped headstones
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Mid-19th Century Romantic Antique Grinding Stone
Materials
Watercolor, Lithograph
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