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Lot 312 Dα

A round cast iron plaque with Princess Luise

Auction 1169 - overview Berlin
24.04.2021, 11:00 - Prussian Sale
Estimate: 400 € - 600 €
Result: 2.000 € (incl. premium)
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A round cast iron plaque with Princess Luise

Black patinated cast iron. Relief bust of the princess wearing a pearl necklace, ermine drapery and a chemise gown. Engraved on the reverse “Luise Auguste Wilhelmine Amalie Gemahlin des Prinzen Friedrich der Niederlande geb. 1ter Februar 1808”. H with hanging loop 9 cm, D 8.4 cm.
Prussian iron foundry, the model by Leonhard Posch, 1825.

Provenance

The C. Lith collection.

Literature

A further example with an identical engraving is housed in the Kunstgewerbemuseum Berlin (inv. no. KGM 64/21, cat. Die Königliche Eisen-Giesserei zu Berlin 1804 - 1874, Berlin 2004, no. 501). Cf. Forschler-Tarrasch, Leonhard Posch 1750 1831 Porträtmodelleur und Bildhauer, Berlin 2002, no. 41.