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Lot 150 Dα

A cast iron writing set formed as the tomb of Napoleon

Auction 1242 - overview Berlin
20.04.2024, 11:00 - The Berlin Sale
Estimate: 350 € - 450 €
Result: 567 € (incl. premium)

A cast iron writing set formed as the tomb of Napoleon

Cast in several parts, with two indentations and a figure of Napoleon inside the sarcophagus. One half of the marshall's baton missing. H 11.7, W 9.1, D 5.1 cm
Prussian Iron Foundry, around 1825.

Provenance

Private collection, Berlin.

Literature

Cf. Schmidt, Der preußische Eisenkunstguss, Berlin 1981, p. 185.
Cf. Arenhövel, Eisen statt Gold, Berlin 1982, p. 202, cat. no. 431.

Cf. Schüttmeier, Eisen Kunst Guss, Vienna 1992, no. 29, ill. pp. 32, 84.