Ferdinand Bode (Homburg 1872 - 1959 Rotenburg a.d.Fulda), 'Junger Jagdhund', Castellina marble, on an octagonal base of dark Hessian marble, on the reverse with the seal (metal plaque) of the Hessische Kunstwerkstätten Altmorschen, w: 24.5 cm, d: 12 cm, h: 21 cm (with base: 26.5 cm). Limit 180,- >> German sculptor and painter, worked for the Kunstgewerbliche Werkstätten Lauermann in Detmold since 1898, designed the Berlin library, the Schwerin castle, the German embassy in St. Petersburg, the steamer "Vaterland" as well as the theaters in Düsseldorf and Kassel, 1920-32 division manager of the Hessische Kunstwerkstätten C. George in Altmorschen.

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