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Mais Monsieur! [But Sir!], 1918, cast bronze, Frederick the Great reprimanding the Kaiser for losing his honour by deserting to Holland, windmill behind, rev. Kaiser’s uniform and helmet in field of tulips, animals below, gallows at right, 58mm (K 233). Very fine (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £50
O Alte Kaiserherrlichkeit [Oh Old Imperial Glory], 1918, cast bronze, Germans accepting the defeat of the French in the mirror ballroom at Versailles in 1871, rev. head of an ox with the features of the Kaiser, forlorn figures below, 58mm (K 239). Very fine (£60-80)
Des Bayernkönigs Leibgarde [The Desertion of the Bavarian King’s Personal Guard], 1918, cast bronze, three bodyguards fleeing approaching revolutionaries, rev. King and Queen leaving their castle, 58mm (K 266). Very fine (£60-80)
Wahl zur Deutschen Nationalversammlung [Election of the German National Assembly], 1919, cast bronze, figures including a robed female casting their vote, rev. hand crushing crown, pillar representing Hohenzollern Democracy crumbling behind, 58mm (K 217; Frankenhuis 1492). Very fine (£60-80)
Weimarer Waschweiber [The Washerwomen of the Weimar], 1919, cast bronze, robed female figure of the Republic extinguishing fire on eagle’s head with the features of the former Kaiser, rev. City theatre of Weimar above legend, washer women below, 88mm (K 218). Very fine (£90-120)
Hammer Price: £140
Stadt und Land [Town and Country], 1919, citizens standing in line for food rations, rev. farmer seated, wife bringing food to the table, 58mm (K 219; Jones, Dance of Death, 46). About extremely fine (£60-80)
Räte-Republik in Bayern [The Soviet-Bavarian Government], 1919, cast bronze, three councillors in discussion, rev. Gustav Landauer and Vladimir Lenin dancing for joy, 58mm (K 222). Good very fine (£70-90)
Hammer Price: £95
Die Stunde der Abrechnung in Versailles [The Hour of Reckoning in Versailles], 1919, cast bronze, Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau receiving peace terms from Clemenceau, rev. Chancellor Scheidemann denouncing the terms of the treaty to a massed crowd, 90mm (K 225). Very fine (£90-120)
Weltlauschen, Wilsons Ankunft in Europa [The World is Listening, Arrival of President Wilson in Europe], 1919, cast bronze, clouds around globe, rev. naked female on kneeling bullock welcoming the USS George Washington at quay-side, 58mm (K 226). Good very fine (£70-90)
Wer ist der Schuldige? [Who Is To Blame?], 1919, cast bronze, Clemenceau in the role of a teacher questioning the Imperial princes, who have their hands raised, rev. Bethmann-Hollweg dressed as a porter, giving evidence before President Wilson, Clemenceau and Lloyd George, 58mm (K 237). Very fine (£60-80)
Ich Führe Euch Herrlichen Zeiten Entgegen [I Shall Lead You], 1919, cast bronze, allegorical figure of Kaiser on dummy of a horse, rev. invalided citizen and his family, 58mm (K 238). Very fine (£60-80)
Auslieferung [Circus Games], 1920, oval cast bronze, two chained German soldiers following a horse-drawn cart in which a monkey (Clemenceau) bangs a drum, rev. band of German soldiers being mocked by a French soldier at left, 100 x 60mm (K 231). Very fine (£100-120)
Hammer Price: £90
Reichsfinanzamt [New Taxes], 1920, Mathias Erzberger squeezing citizen through a cylindrical press, rev. inflationary banknotes and printing press, 58mm (K 255). Very fine (£60-80)
Nicht Geistes Krank Aber Berliner [The Dear Nicky Letters], 1920, cast bronze, Kaiser writing letter to Czar Nicholas II, rev. Bismarck questioning Dr Eisenbarth, 57mm (K 257). Light rubbing to high points of obverse, otherwise very fine (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £60
Clemenceaus Abschied [Clemenceau’s Farewell], 1920, cast bronze, Clemenceau leaning over wall, regarding a Gladstone bag, an umbrella and a Gallic cock, rev. Clemenceau being carried by his supporters to the Elysium, 58mm (K 259). Good very fine (£60-80)
Kapp Putsch, 1920, cast bronze, Wolfgang Kapp regarding equestrian figure of Noske, rev. crowd clambering on wheel, general striek and date on central banner, 58mm (K 260). Very fine (£70-90)
Besetzung des Maingaues [Occupation of the Main Province], 1920, cast bronze, French soldier with whip sat astride building, rev. heads of six citizens of Frankfurt being reigned in by a whip, sack of money at left, 58mm (K 261). Good very fine (£60-80)
Bayerische Landtagswahl [Election to the Bavarian Diet], 1920, cast bronze, General Eisner being cast aside by the Bavarian lion, rev. herd of animals around two pillars, 58mm (K 268). Very fine (£60-80)
Tagesordnung in Spa [The Agenda in Spa], 1920, cast bronze, squadron of soldiers, Zeppelin, ship and foodstuffs, rev. stooping figure carrying a book containing the rules of the Treaty, 58mm (K 270; Kaiser 448). Very fine (£60-80)
Der Französische Zwangsgesandte [The French Envoy in Bavaria], 1920, cast bronze, Emile Dard presenting his credentials to von Kahr, rev. lion with Gallic cock dismayed, 58mm (K 272). Very fine (£60-80)
Der Totengräber [The Grave Digger], 1920, cast bronze, grave-digger holding shovel and skull, rev. grave-digger seated on demolished graves, juggling with skulls, 58mm (K 273). Very fine (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £110
Belgiens Raubzug [Eupen and Malmedy], 1920, cast bronze, clawed hand grasping tombstones inscribed malmedy and eupen, rev. document and bottle, 60mm (K 283). Good very fine (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £100
Kartenkönig [King of Cards], 1921, cast bronze, Kaiser, helmet in hand, walking left in front of the Netherlands Tax Office, speech bubble indicating his claimed net worth, rev. double conjoined portrait of Kaiser holding sceptre, 160 millionen gold in centre, 60mm (K 277). Very fine (£70-90)
Bismarck III Band (Publication of Bismarck’s Memoirs, Volume III], 1921, cast bronze, book chained, rev. judge pushing figure away from the book, under which the Kaiser hides, 60mm (K 278). Good very fine (£60-80)
Das Pariser Diktat [The Paris Dictat], 1921, cast bronze, naked man on cross, rev. nein! der gott der eisen wachsen, etc, 60mm (K 279). Very fine (£60-80)
Wohnungsnot [Scarcity of Living Space], 1921, cast bronze, housing inspector standing in front of toilet door, family of five at right, rev. people sleeping in triple bunks, baby in basket on the floor, 60mm (K 280). Very fine, a poignant study (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £80
Oberschlesiens Abstimmung [Plebiscite in Upper Silesia], 1921, cast bronze, map superimposed on head right, rev. German eagle standing left, having its wing pulled by a Silesian citizen, 60mm (K 284). Good very fine (£70-90)
Tirol Abstimmung [Plebiscite in Tyrol], 1921, cast bronze, German eagle clawing at ring on its leg, rev. artisans supporting a giant hand holding a Tyrolean hat, 60mm (K 285). Very fine (£60-80)
Volksliederbuchzensur [Censoring of Folk Songbooks], 1921, cast bronze, censor seated on stool examining song sheets, other sheets at his feet, rev. bull standing right, looking back over its shoulder, 60mm (K 286). Very fine (£70-90)
Pazifismus [Pacifism], 1921, cast bronze, German lamb addressing aggressive wolf in speech bubble, rev. allegorical Frenchman, German and Pole, 60mm (K 291). Very fine (£60-80)
Blutsauger am Rhein [Bloodsucker on the Rhine], 1923, cast bronze, baby boy having blood sucked out of him, rev. German under screw press having coins squeezed out of his pocket, 60mm (K 294). Very fine (£70-90)
Die Weisse Schmach [The Watch at the Ruhr], 1923, struck bronze, helmeted head left, rev. citizen in the act of being strangled by a French soldier, 36mm (K 299). Extremely fine (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £25
Zwanzig Millionen Deutsche Zuviel [Twenty Million Germans Too Many], 1923, cast bronze, facing portrait of Georges Clemenceau, left hand on skull, rev. Raymond Poincaré slaying adult and child, 60mm (K 301). Very fine (£60-80)
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