A cast iron paperweight with a bust of Goethe

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.