Lot number 3712 - Auction 137
ALLEGORIE DER WISSENSCHAFT

FRANZ IFFLAND 1862 Berlin - 1935 ibid. ALLEGORY OF SCIENCE Bronze, dark patina, on a rectangular marble base (h. 4 cm). Overall h. 44, w. 28.5, d. 17 cm, weight approx. 18.44 kg. Signed on the reverse 'F. Iffland' on the reverse. Fully sculpted depiction of a seated male nude in a pensive pose, holding a globe on a pedestal in the shape of an owl with his right hand. Part rubbed and loss of patina, min. bumped.