Antique 18/19th C Large Heavy Brass Mortar & Pestle Stamped and Marked w/Numbers

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Antique 18/19th C Large Heavy Brass Mortar & Pestle Stamped and Marked w/Numbers:
$99.99

Large and heavy antique brass mortar & pestle with heavy patina and numerical stamps/hallmarks on both the mortar and pestle. Bottom of the mortar is marked \"6\" and the pestle is marked \"11 4 70\". Style of the font used for the numbers is consistent with that used in the late 1700 or early 1800s. Both the mortar and pestle show a heavy patina. Mortar and pestle show use wear but no cracks.
Entire apparatus with the pestle sitting inside the mortar naturally weighs 9 pounds and measures 11 1/2 inches tall.
Mortar alone measures 6 1/8 inches diameter x 5 7/8 inches high at its maximum dimensions and weighs 6 1/4 pounds.
Pestle alone measures 2 inches diameter x 12 1/4 inches long at its maximum dimensions and weighs 2 3/4 pounds.