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Lot 348 Dα

A round cast iron plaque with a portrait of Friedrich von Schiller

Auction 1169 - overview Berlin
24.04.2021, 11:00 - Prussian Sale
Estimate: 400 € - 600 €
Result: 750 € (incl. premium)

A round cast iron plaque with a portrait of Friedrich von Schiller

Black patinated cast iron. Framed portrait of Schiller facing right. D 9.3 cm, with frame H 25, W 19 cm.
Prussian iron foundry, the model by Leonhard Posch, after 1810.

Provenance

The C. Lith collection.

Literature

Cf. Schmidt, Der preußische Eisenkunstguss, Berlin 1981, p. 86, illus. 55. Cf. Forschler-Tarrasch, Leonhard Posch 1750 1831 Porträtmodelleur und Bildhauer, Berlin 2002, no. 388.