A 19th Century Berlin Cast-iron Socle. In The Manner Of Karl Friedrich Schinkel. Circa 1830.

A 19th century Berlin cast-iron socle. In the manner of Karl Friedrich Schinkel (1781-1841). The body decorated with classical relief.
Circa1830.

Width: 35,5 cm X Height: 19 cm X Depth: 23 cm
12 kg

In early nineteenth-century Berlin, the confluence of political, economic, and artistic factors created unique conditions in which the decorative applications of cast iron flourished as in no other place or time. While economic and aesthetic factors contributed to the rapid growth of cast-iron design, the achievements of enduring value owe a great deal to the architect/designer and painter, Karl Friedrich Schinkel (1781-1841). Schinkel's artistic genius and aesthetic vision guided the development of this dynamic epoch and profoundly influenced the course of nineteenth-century decorative art and architecture not only in Berlin, but throughout Prussia and the rest of the "German Nation".