Mortar Pestle Set Vintage Black Marble St Michael Marks Spencer Spice Grinder
£30.00
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Mortar Pestle Set Vintage Black Marble St Michael Marks Spencer Spice Grinder
£30.00
Item Overview
- Type: Vintage Solid Stone Mortar & Pestle Set / Traditional Herb & Spice Grinder
- Designer / Production House: Marks & Spencer Home Archive
- Brand: St Michael (Marks & Spencer)
- Manufacturer: Marks & Spencer Taiwanese Supply Contract Workshop
- MPN / Style Number: 8752 574 (Verified 1990s M&S Barcode Stock Sequence)
- Design Era: Late 20th Century Retro / c. 1990s
- Place of Origin: Taiwan (Verified Under-Base Retail Label)
- Style: Traditional Kitchenalia / Rustic Farmhouse / Apothecary Display Chic
- Colour: Deep Charcoal Black with Distinct Intricate Ice-White Quartz Veining
- Material: 100% Solid Natural Quarried Hardwood Marble Stone
- Set Includes: 1 x Heavy-Gauge Rounded Stone Mortar Basin, 1 x Matching Solid Cylinder Stone Pestle Rod, 1 x Original Intact Paper Retail Stock Label
- Features: Stepped Footed Pedestal Base, High-Polished Exterior Glaze, Raw Unfinished Friction Interior Grinding Basin, Intact Surviving Barcode Ephemera
- Mortar Dimensions: Approx 12.5cm Diameter x 9cm Tall (Check gallery alignment shots)
- Pestle Length: Approx 14.5cm Long
- Net Combined Weight: Approx 2.2kg (Extremely dense, stable solid stone foundation)
- Total Packed Dispatch Weight: Approx 3.3kg (Requires extensive layered foam encasement and a heavy rigid outer box)
Dating & Historical Context
- Dating: This exceptional piece of premium British culinary history dates precisely to the 1990s. The clean structural stone framing, coupled with the classic barcoded paper price layout, highlights the final peak decade of Marks & Spencer's legendary St Michael quality housewares program before the branding was retired.
- Provenance: Sourced directly from M&S’s premium homeware collections, this solid black marble set showcases the strict quality standards implemented under the St Michael label. Rather than utilising cheap reconstituted stone dust or soft soapstone composite polymers, this unit was bored and machined from a single block of natural quarried dark marble. The survival of the paper stock tag on the unpolished under-base establishes ironclad store documentation for serious vintage kitchenware collectors.
Description
An industrial-grade kitchen classic that brings instant tactical history and organic texture to any culinary workspace, this 1990s St Michael marble mortar and pestle is an absolute triumph of vintage kitchen design. The set displays a gorgeous, deep contrast body, highlighting a glassy mirror-polished exterior that beautifully shows off the unique networks of natural white mineral veining running through the dark stone.
The mortar features a deep, heavy basin anchored by a subtle footed pedestal ring to ensure total stability on modern worktops. The matching solid stone pestle is carved with an ergonomic grip contour, providing exceptional leverage. Crucially, the internal grinding bowl and the striking end of the pestle are left entirely raw, unpolished, and textured. This stone-on-stone friction grain ensures whole peppercorns, winter spices, garlic cloves, and fibrous herbs are pulverized quickly rather than slipping under pressure. It stands as a timeless, heavy-duty culinary relic.
Condition Report
This vintage marble set is in exceptional, structurally immaculate condition, remaining completely free from chips, structural fractures, hairline compression lines, or post-factory restorations. The exterior polished surfaces retain an incredible, bright glassy gloss with no dull areas or deep scuff tracks. The internal textured grinding chamber and pestle tip are clean, scent-free, and showing no deep stains, historic food residues, or stone crumbling.
The original paper barcode label on the underside remains securely adhered, completely legible, and beautifully preserved with only light age-appropriate paper toning. (Please inspect our high-definition gallery photographs featuring our classic workshop rule to confirm the dimensions and admire the beautiful natural quartz veining).
Shipping & Logistics
- Domestic Shipping: FREE UK TRACKED COURIER DELIVERY (Fully covered via our secure courier tier network).
- Packaging: Due to the considerable 2.2kg weight and brittle nature of solid natural stone under impact, both components will be wrapped separately in heavy-duty bubble cushioning. The elements will be packed inside an oversized, rigid cardboard container surrounded completely by tight shock-absorbing foam chips to completely isolate the stone boundaries from exterior handling shocks.
- Dispatch: Order before 12.00pm and we ship same day.
Returns & Payment Policies
We want you to be completely delighted with your vintage archive purchase.
- Not as Described: In the unlikely event of an error in our listing description, we will provide a full refund and cover the cost of your return postage.
- Change of Mind: We gladly accept returns within 30 days; however, for change of mind, the buyer is responsible for return courier fees.