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Lot 250 Dα

A cast iron bracelet

Auction 1169 - overview Berlin
24.04.2021, 11:00 - Prussian Sale
Estimate: 600 € - 800 €
Result: 1.500 € (incl. premium)

A cast iron bracelet

Black patinated cast iron and steel wire, polished steel. Comprised of four oval links with spiral motifs and connecting rings. The small clasp with a polished steel appliqué of a female bust. L 18 cm.
Attributed to Berlin, 1820 - 30, the small relief bust based on a design by Leonhard Posch.

Provenance

The C. Lith collection.

Literature

Cf. cat. Eisen statt Gold, Berlin 1982, no. 333. An identical example in the Stadtmuseum Berlin (cat. Die Königliche Eisen-Giesserei zu Berlin 1804 - 1874, Berlin 2004, cat. 592).