A cast zinc figure of St. George after August Karl Eduard Kiss (1802 - 1865) - image-1

Lot 263 Dα

A cast zinc figure of St. George after August Karl Eduard Kiss (1802 - 1865)

Auction 1217 - overview Berlin
22.04.2023, 11:00 - The Prussian Sale
Estimate: 1.000 € - 1.500 €
Result: 1.260 € (incl. premium)

A cast zinc figure of St. George after August Karl Eduard Kiss (1802 - 1865)

Bronze-plated cast zinc figure on an ebonised wood base. H 33, with base 37, outer edges W 22.5, D 14.5 cm.
Attributed to foundry of Anton Meves, Berlin, after 1862.

A life-sized plaster model of this sculpture was presented at the Paris World Fair in 1855, where it received an award. A cast version was presented in 1862 at the Great London Exposition. A version measuring over 5 metres in height, originally placed in the Eosanderhof at Berlin Palace, stands today on the banks of the river Spree in the Nikolaiviertel.

Provenance

Private collection, Potsdam.