Description: Pair of antique c.1900 Miniature gilt bronze figures. A young boy Mercury as patron god of merchants and a young blacksmith with a cog-wheel as allegory of industrial growth and progress. mounted on a single rectangular white marble or alabaster plinth. Artist: Franz Iffland (b.1862- d.1935) A Berlin Germany born sculptor/painter Active: late 19th and early 20th century. Approx. dimensions: Height: 4” Width: 4” Depth: 2 1/2” Condition: the gilt surface is worn on each figure and they have darkened with age. The marble base shows some damage to the surface. Mercury’s staff is bent above the hand. (See photos)
Price: 350 USD
Location: San Diego, California
End Time: 2024-12-05T18:07:27.000Z
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Artist: Franz Iffland
Signed By: Franz Iffland
Size: Small
Signed: Franz Iffland
Period: Art Nouveau (1880-1920)
Material: Bronze
Subject: Figures
Type: Sculpture
Format: Full Figure
Year of Production: 1900
Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
Style: Realism
Features: Miniature
Production Technique: Bronze Casting
Country/Region of Manufacture: Germany
Handmade: Yes
Time Period Produced: 1900-1924
