A cast iron necklace with Neoclassical motifs - image-1

Lot 246 Dα

A cast iron necklace with Neoclassical motifs

Auction 1169 - overview Berlin
24.04.2021, 11:00 - Prussian Sale
Estimate: 3.000 € - 4.000 €
Result: 9.375 € (incl. premium)

A cast iron necklace with Neoclassical motifs

Black patinated cast iron. Comprised of 15 finely pierced links and a clasp formed as a pair of hands. The three oval links decorated with allegories of day and night after Bertel Thorvaldsen and a group of amoretti. The reverse decorated with a vine leaf frieze. L 45 cm.
Berlin, attributed to Siméon Pierre Devaranne, c. 1830 - 40.

Provenance

The C. Lith collection.

Literature

Cf. cat. Eisen statt Gold, Berlin 1982, no. 285, for the hand shaped clasp. Cf. cat. Die königliche Eisen-Giesserei zu Berlin 1804 - 1874, Berlin 2004, no. 658, for a necklace with identical acanthus motifs.