123 - A pair of bronze busts of Frederick William IV and Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria, Berlin, late 19th/early 20th century

A pair of bronze busts of Frederick William IV and Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria, Berlin, late 19th/early 20th century Bronze, with a brown patina, on multi-part marble pedestals. A stamped mark featuring the Prussian eagle and the inscription “BERLIN” on the back of both busts; the bust of Elisabeth Ludovika also bears the engraved initials “F V.” Busts of Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia, later King Friedrich Wilhelm IV (1795–1861), and his wife Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria (1801–1873), each on a fluted bronze pedestal atop a cylindrical, multicolored marble shaft with a white fluted base and a square black marble plinth. Patina on raised areas is worn away, with isolated scratch marks and localized greenish corrosion. Marble pedestals show scratches, scuffs, and minor chips, particularly on the edges and corners of the black plinths. Bronze busts: height approx. 7.8 cm; pedestal dimensions: approx. 14.5 × 7 × 7 cm each. Condition: II -