A round cast iron plaque with Princess Luise as a young girl - image-1
A round cast iron plaque with Princess Luise as a young girl - image-2
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Lot 310 Dα

A round cast iron plaque with Princess Luise as a young girl

Auction 1169 - overview Berlin
24.04.2021, 11:00 - Prussian Sale
Estimate: 400 € - 600 €
Result: 500 € (incl. premium)

A round cast iron plaque with Princess Luise as a young girl

Black patinated cast iron. Half-length portrait showing the princess facing slightly to the right with a braided hairstyle and wearing a chemise. Engraved on the reverse "Prinzes Luise NVI 126". Engraved lower left “Posch”. H with hanging loop 9 cm, D 8.3 cm.
Königlich Preußische Gießerei Berlin, the model by Leonhard Posch, c. 1815.

Provenance

The C. Lith collection.

Literature

Cf. Forschler-Tarrasch, Leonhard Posch 1750 1831 Porträtmodelleur und Bildhauer, Berlin 2002, no. 110. Cf. cat. Die Königlische Eisengießerei zu Berlin 1804 - 1874, Berlin 2004, no. 464, there erroneously labelled as Princess Alexandrine.