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Lot 249 Dα

A cast iron bracelet

Auction 1169 - overview Berlin
24.04.2021, 11:00 - Prussian Sale
Estimate: 500 € - 800 €
Result: 3.000 € (incl. premium)

A cast iron bracelet

Black patinated cast iron. Comprising six pierced links, the central rosette flanked by S-shaped foliate motifs, connected by rings. The spring clasp impressed with the signature “Devaranne”. L 16.5 cm.
Berlin, Siméon Pierre Devaranne, 2nd quarter 19th C.

Provenance

The C. Lith collection.

Literature

An identical piece can be found in the Stadtmuseum Berlin (cat. Die Königliche Eisen-Giesserei zu Berlin 1804 - 1874, Berlin 2004, cat. 599). Cf. cat. Eisen statt Gold, Berlin 1982, p. 142, for an illustration of the piece in a London sales catalogue from 1851.