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Lot 170 Dα

A Prussian cast iron cameo collier

Auction 1065 - overview Berlin
30.04.2016, 11:00 - The Berlin Sale
Estimate: 3.000 € - 4.000 €
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A Prussian cast iron cameo collier

A Prussian cast iron cameo collier. Designed as a chain of 15 graduated medallions with cast iron Neoclassical portraits applied to polished steel plaques. Prussian iron foundry, presumably Gleiwitz, ca. 1820/30. H links 3.2 - 4.5 cm. L 44 cm.

The portrait on the central medallion could depict Queen Louise of Prussia.

Literature

Cf. an identically shaped variation in the exhib. cat.: Schmuck und andere Kostbarkeiten, Hanns Schell Collection Graz, 2000, p. 15. A bracelet with identical medallions in Marquardt, Eisen, Gold und bunte Steine, Arenhövel Berlin 1984, no. 253.