Cast iron New Year's plaque for 1848 - image-1

Lot 279 Dα

Cast iron New Year's plaque for 1848

Auction 1105 - overview Berlin
21.04.2018, 14:00 - Prussia II
Estimate: 800 € - 900 €
Result: 2.108 € (incl. premium)

Cast iron New Year's plaque for 1848

Black patinated iron. Depicting the Berlin railway station in Hamburg, which was decommissioned in 1903. Unmarked. H 6.2, W 8.4 cm.
Königlich Preußische Eisengießerei Berlin, 1848.

The Berlin-Hamburg line was another highly important transport line in the 19th century. Its construction by the Berlin-Hamburg railway association was begun in 1844 and completed on 15th December 1846.

Literature

Listed in: Bartel, Die Königliche Eisen-Giesserei zu Berlin, Berlin 2004, p. 122.