Laureate head in profile right.

Friedrich von Schiller (1759-1805), German Writer and Historian

Modeled by Bernhard Frank, After the bust by Johann Heinrich Dannecker, Wasseralfingen

Dated on work 1793; Probably cast in 1796

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Beer tap handle of white jasper with light blue jasper dip, of bulbous shape, the end of the handle decorated with acanthus leaves, then below a white band on one side a floral garland supported by two paterae and on the other the figure of Apollo standing between a tree stump and a tree with his lyre.
Small brooch or buckle comprised of a round, white jasper medallion with dark blue dip and white jasper bas relief of a seated classical warrior, possibly Achilles, set in a cut-steel mount of pointed oval shape and adorned with faceted cut-steel beads around the medallion, which are then set in a semi-random pattern, the downward turned edges engraved in a simple pattern of graduated upside-down V’s.
Small match box of white jasper with dark blue dip and white relief decoration, the box square with open top and with an extended back panel with central hole used to hang the box on the wall, the box with central white jasper bas relief of Cupid as Oracle – the God of Love depicted as Oracle divining the future for a young maiden – and the back panel with white jasper bas relief of cupids and on either side a leafy stalk and above the hole a daisy.
Plaque with six of the twelve figures from the Kreuzberg Monument in Berlin.