A black patinated cast iron bust of the Austrian Archduke Franz Karl. - image-1

Lot 172 Dα

A black patinated cast iron bust of the Austrian Archduke Franz Karl.

Auction 1047 - overview Cologne
02.05.2015, 11:00 - The Berlin Sale
Estimate: 1.500 € - 3.000 €
Result: 1.612 € (incl. premium)

A black patinated cast iron bust of the Austrian Archduke Franz Karl.

A crisp, finely chased bust cast in two connected pieces. A bust of the young Archduke in the style of an Ancient Roman portrait. H 28 cm.
Probably Komarau foundry in Bohemia, 1st quarter 19th C.

The Austrian Archduke Franz Carl Joseph (1802 - 1878) renounced the throne in favour of his son Franz Joseph I.

Literature

On the Komarau foundry, cf.: Pall, Eisenkunstguss aus der Österreichisch/Ungarischen Monarchie, Hanns Schell Collection Graz 2011, p. 55 ff.