A cast iron tobacco case with griffons

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A cast iron tobacco case with griffons

Black patinated cast iron. Square case resting on four paw feet with a pyramidal lid and pinecone finial. All faces decorated with Neoclassical reliefs. The lid with a tin soldered repair. H 17, W 18.7, D 12.3 cm.
Prussian iron foundry, c. 1820, designed by Karl Friedrich Schinkel.

Provenance

The C. Lith collection.

Literature

Cf. cat. Eisen statt Gold, Berlin 1982, no. 415.

Auction 1169, Berlin

Lot 383 Dα

Estimate:
800 € - 1.000 €

Result:
750 €

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