Lot 6725
A life-size ceramic bust of King Frederick II, 20th century
Orders and Military Collectibles until 1918 | A109m | Live auction | 1500 Lots
Description
White glazed stoneware, with detailed depiction of the uniform, tricorne and facial features, slightly rubbed, occasional minor hairline cracks, V-shaped hairline crack in the area of the queue (length approx. 18 cm). Losses at the right end of the tricorne and on the upper part of the curls, where the gaps have been filled with grey ceramic paste. Signs of use and age. Height approx. 57 cm, 53 cm wide. Portrait bust of Friedrich II of impressive size and realistic physiognomy, as a detail of an equestrian statue after the draft by Christian Daniel Rauch, which was ceremonially unveiled on 31 May 1851 as a nearly 14-metre-high bronze monument on the avenue Unter den Linden.Condition: III Questions about the lot?
