Large Dedication Reich Adler in Bronze- Kurt Schmid Ehmen ( Original Cast ) # 2102
This is going to be the finest untouched original Ehmen casting of the
period in my opinion. Condition, original base, original dedication from
1936, signed properly, all proper in all regards, and it even has
verdigris accented patina. Condition is stunning for both the eagle and
the base and you will not find another and this is only the second I
have seen here and a result of the prior listing I had some months ago
of another example of a period cast.
Kurt Schmid-Ehmen was a prominent artist and the bird man of the 3rd Reich and designed not only the Nuremburg eagles, but also the monument for the fallen at the Felderrnhalle in Munich. His status as an artist for the time is noted and in the lines of a Breker or a Thorak and information on him can be found with relative ease. I think it is safe to say that the party that will have interest in this piece will probably know what this is so I will keep this as short and run a link to the previous example I had some time ago. http://www.thirdreicharts.com/engine/inspect.asp?Item=2062&Filter=Gallery
The example offered here stands approx. 18 inches in height overall, the Adler stands just over 10 inches and the wingspan just shy of 10 inches. It weighs in at almost 30 pounds and is properly signed with the K.S.E Reich period marking for Kurt Schmid-Ehmen and is massive in appearance. It is cast in bronze with a dark patina with the intentional verdigris accents and its really beautiful with no flaws to speak of, it also sits on its original period base with dedication from 1936. A rare opportunity to obtain a significant piece for your collection and a piece that really never comes to market. Bronze is hard to photograph and this piece was no different, as a rule of thumb the piece is always better than my photographs and I get that comment all the time.
I spent a considerable amount of time a while back with the dedication plaque on this piece in an attempt to get to a recipient. The dedication is from a group of airmen to their immediate commanding officer in Cottbus in 1936. Cottbus was an airfield outside berlin and the group information is here...
Aufkl?rungsgruppe 212
1.(H)/212:
Formed 1.1.36 in Cottbus from 1./Aufkl.Gr.114.
On 1.10.37 redesignated 1./Aufkl.Gruppe 52.
Bases: 1.4.36 - 1.10.37 Cottbus He 45, He 46
Two men came into play at Cottbus... Ernst Krueger and Ernst Bonatz but their rank was too high. In the end I was unable to pin the guy down, but whoever he was they liked him because this was not cheap, even in 1936. On the bright side it does not matter as the piece is the piece and it does not need a dedication plaque and the information will present itself when a diligent buyer makes it his mission.
It has always been difficult to find pieces like this, now its very rare. The level of quality with a named artist and these types of pieces in general are bringing very respectable numbers on auction blocks and you actually have established pricing on Estate casts of these that were done in the postwar. This example is mid 1930's and the real deal.
Product Id: #2102
Kurt Schmid-Ehmen was a prominent artist and the bird man of the 3rd Reich and designed not only the Nuremburg eagles, but also the monument for the fallen at the Felderrnhalle in Munich. His status as an artist for the time is noted and in the lines of a Breker or a Thorak and information on him can be found with relative ease. I think it is safe to say that the party that will have interest in this piece will probably know what this is so I will keep this as short and run a link to the previous example I had some time ago. http://www.thirdreicharts.com/engine/inspect.asp?Item=2062&Filter=Gallery
The example offered here stands approx. 18 inches in height overall, the Adler stands just over 10 inches and the wingspan just shy of 10 inches. It weighs in at almost 30 pounds and is properly signed with the K.S.E Reich period marking for Kurt Schmid-Ehmen and is massive in appearance. It is cast in bronze with a dark patina with the intentional verdigris accents and its really beautiful with no flaws to speak of, it also sits on its original period base with dedication from 1936. A rare opportunity to obtain a significant piece for your collection and a piece that really never comes to market. Bronze is hard to photograph and this piece was no different, as a rule of thumb the piece is always better than my photographs and I get that comment all the time.
I spent a considerable amount of time a while back with the dedication plaque on this piece in an attempt to get to a recipient. The dedication is from a group of airmen to their immediate commanding officer in Cottbus in 1936. Cottbus was an airfield outside berlin and the group information is here...
Aufkl?rungsgruppe 212
1.(H)/212:
Formed 1.1.36 in Cottbus from 1./Aufkl.Gr.114.
On 1.10.37 redesignated 1./Aufkl.Gruppe 52.
Bases: 1.4.36 - 1.10.37 Cottbus He 45, He 46
Two men came into play at Cottbus... Ernst Krueger and Ernst Bonatz but their rank was too high. In the end I was unable to pin the guy down, but whoever he was they liked him because this was not cheap, even in 1936. On the bright side it does not matter as the piece is the piece and it does not need a dedication plaque and the information will present itself when a diligent buyer makes it his mission.
It has always been difficult to find pieces like this, now its very rare. The level of quality with a named artist and these types of pieces in general are bringing very respectable numbers on auction blocks and you actually have established pricing on Estate casts of these that were done in the postwar. This example is mid 1930's and the real deal.
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This is going to be the finest untouched original Ehmen casting of the
period in my opinion. Condition, original base, original dedication from
1936, signed properly, all proper in all regards, and it even has
verdigris accented patina. Condition is stunning for both the eagle and
the base and you will not find another and this is only the second I
have seen here and a result of the prior listing I had some months ago
of another example of a period cast.
Kurt Schmid-Ehmen was a prominent artist and the bird man of the 3rd Reich and designed not only the Nuremburg eagles, but also the monument for the fallen at the Felderrnhalle in Munich. His status as an artist for the time is noted and in the lines of a Breker or a Thorak and information on him can be found with relative ease. I think it is safe to say that the party that will have interest in this piece will probably know what this is so I will keep this as short and run a link to the previous example I had some time ago. http://www.thirdreicharts.com/engine/inspect.asp?Item=2062&Filter=Gallery
The example offered here stands approx. 18 inches in height overall, the Adler stands just over 10 inches and the wingspan just shy of 10 inches. It weighs in at almost 30 pounds and is properly signed with the K.S.E Reich period marking for Kurt Schmid-Ehmen and is massive in appearance. It is cast in bronze with a dark patina with the intentional verdigris accents and its really beautiful with no flaws to speak of, it also sits on its original period base with dedication from 1936. A rare opportunity to obtain a significant piece for your collection and a piece that really never comes to market. Bronze is hard to photograph and this piece was no different, as a rule of thumb the piece is always better than my photographs and I get that comment all the time.
I spent a considerable amount of time a while back with the dedication plaque on this piece in an attempt to get to a recipient. The dedication is from a group of airmen to their immediate commanding officer in Cottbus in 1936. Cottbus was an airfield outside berlin and the group information is here...
Aufkl?rungsgruppe 212
1.(H)/212:
Formed 1.1.36 in Cottbus from 1./Aufkl.Gr.114.
On 1.10.37 redesignated 1./Aufkl.Gruppe 52.
Bases: 1.4.36 - 1.10.37 Cottbus He 45, He 46
Two men came into play at Cottbus... Ernst Krueger and Ernst Bonatz but their rank was too high. In the end I was unable to pin the guy down, but whoever he was they liked him because this was not cheap, even in 1936. On the bright side it does not matter as the piece is the piece and it does not need a dedication plaque and the information will present itself when a diligent buyer makes it his mission.
It has always been difficult to find pieces like this, now its very rare. The level of quality with a named artist and these types of pieces in general are bringing very respectable numbers on auction blocks and you actually have established pricing on Estate casts of these that were done in the postwar. This example is mid 1930's and the real deal.
Kurt Schmid-Ehmen was a prominent artist and the bird man of the 3rd Reich and designed not only the Nuremburg eagles, but also the monument for the fallen at the Felderrnhalle in Munich. His status as an artist for the time is noted and in the lines of a Breker or a Thorak and information on him can be found with relative ease. I think it is safe to say that the party that will have interest in this piece will probably know what this is so I will keep this as short and run a link to the previous example I had some time ago. http://www.thirdreicharts.com/engine/inspect.asp?Item=2062&Filter=Gallery
The example offered here stands approx. 18 inches in height overall, the Adler stands just over 10 inches and the wingspan just shy of 10 inches. It weighs in at almost 30 pounds and is properly signed with the K.S.E Reich period marking for Kurt Schmid-Ehmen and is massive in appearance. It is cast in bronze with a dark patina with the intentional verdigris accents and its really beautiful with no flaws to speak of, it also sits on its original period base with dedication from 1936. A rare opportunity to obtain a significant piece for your collection and a piece that really never comes to market. Bronze is hard to photograph and this piece was no different, as a rule of thumb the piece is always better than my photographs and I get that comment all the time.
I spent a considerable amount of time a while back with the dedication plaque on this piece in an attempt to get to a recipient. The dedication is from a group of airmen to their immediate commanding officer in Cottbus in 1936. Cottbus was an airfield outside berlin and the group information is here...
Aufkl?rungsgruppe 212
1.(H)/212:
Formed 1.1.36 in Cottbus from 1./Aufkl.Gr.114.
On 1.10.37 redesignated 1./Aufkl.Gruppe 52.
Bases: 1.4.36 - 1.10.37 Cottbus He 45, He 46
Two men came into play at Cottbus... Ernst Krueger and Ernst Bonatz but their rank was too high. In the end I was unable to pin the guy down, but whoever he was they liked him because this was not cheap, even in 1936. On the bright side it does not matter as the piece is the piece and it does not need a dedication plaque and the information will present itself when a diligent buyer makes it his mission.
It has always been difficult to find pieces like this, now its very rare. The level of quality with a named artist and these types of pieces in general are bringing very respectable numbers on auction blocks and you actually have established pricing on Estate casts of these that were done in the postwar. This example is mid 1930's and the real deal.