A cast iron portrait medallion of Jöns Jacob Freiherr von Berzelius - image-1

Lot 157 Dα

A cast iron portrait medallion of Jöns Jacob Freiherr von Berzelius

Auction 1127 - overview Berlin
06.04.2019, 11:00 - The Prussian Sale
Estimate: 400 € - 600 €
Result: 500 € (incl. premium)

A cast iron portrait medallion of Jöns Jacob Freiherr von Berzelius

A half-length portrait of the Swedish chemist (1770 - 1848). Inscribed to the reverse, with hanging loop. Slightly mottled. D 8.6 cm.
Attributed to the Royal Prussian Iron Foundry in Berlin, 1822, model by Leonhard Posch.

Literature

Cf. Forschler-Tarrasch, Leonhard Posch, Berlin 2002, no. 191.