A pair of cast iron plaques with Christ and the Virgin Mary - image-1
A pair of cast iron plaques with Christ and the Virgin Mary - image-2
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Lot 329 Dα

A pair of cast iron plaques with Christ and the Virgin Mary

Auction 1169 - overview Berlin
24.04.2021, 11:00 - Prussian Sale
Estimate: 300 € - 400 €
Result: 312 € (incl. premium)

A pair of cast iron plaques with Christ and the Virgin Mary

Black patinated cast iron. Round plaques with relief busts. Both hanging loops lost, with drilled holes in the upper sections. D 9 cm.
Prussian iron foundry, the models by Leonhard Posch, c. 1816 - 20.

Provenance

The C. Lith collection.

Literature

Cf. Forschler-Tarrasch, Leonhard Posch 1750 1831 Porträtmodelleur und Bildhauer, Berlin 2002, no. 849a (for the plaster mould of the bust of Christ) and 957.