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Lot 440 Dα

A pair of terracotta acroteria

Auction 1084 - overview Berlin
03.05.2017, 18:00 - The Berlin Sale
Estimate: 6.000 € - 8.000 €
Result: 6.820 € (incl. premium)

A pair of terracotta acroteria

Two Neoclassical architectural ornaments, formerly pediment-ends. One flower lost, some wear. H 73 and 74 cm, base 47 x 48 cm.
Berlin, ca. 1830 / 40, after a design by Karl Friedrich Schinkel.

Similar motifs can be found on numerous buildings designed by Karl Friedrich Schinkel, for example the Berlin observatory, which was begun in 1835.