Two cast iron portrait plaques of Goethe and Schiller - image-1

Lot 197 Dα

Two cast iron portrait plaques of Goethe and Schiller

Auction 1193 - overview Berlin
07.05.2022, 11:00 - The Prussian Sale & Berlin Salon
Estimate: 400 € - 600 €
Result: 2.000 € (incl. premium)

Two cast iron portrait plaques of Goethe and Schiller

Black patinated cast iron. Schiller marked "D" on the back. The plaque of Goethe with slight traces of corrosion, Schiller with a chip to the rim at 12 o'clock. D 9.9 and 9.7 cm.
Attributed to Gleiwitz / Gliwice or Buderus in Hirzenhain, first quarter 19th C.

Literature

Cf. Forschler-Tarrasch, Leonhard Posch 1750 – 1831 Porträtmodelleur und Bildhauer, Berlin 2002, no. 257 and 388.