A cast iron paperweight with a bust of Goethe - image-1

Lot 133 Dα

A cast iron paperweight with a bust of Goethe

Auction 1242 - overview Berlin
20.04.2024, 11:00 - The Berlin Sale
Estimate: 300 € - 400 €
Result: 1.134 € (incl. premium)

A cast iron paperweight with a bust of Goethe

Cast in three parts and screw-mounted. H 7, W 10.5, D 7.7 cm.
Berlin, attributed to Alfred Richard Seebaß Iron Foundry, around 1830 - 40.

Provenance

Private collection, Berlin.

Literature

Cf. Arenhövel, Eisen statt Gold, Berlin 1982, cat. no. 441, (paperweight with a bust of Schiller).

Cf. cat. Aus einem Guss, Berlin 1988, cat. no. 1556.