Mechanical diorama

Lot 5557 limit € 1.400

Wood, turned and colored, electrified, illuminated and mechanically driven, semi-arch, with a wintry landscape, Seiffen church, houses, mountain parade, on the level below depiction of various work activities, marked: Ore vein "Segen Gottes", very good condition, approx 53 x 92 cm, manufacture: Klaus Kolbe, Seiffen. The Seiffen manufactory Klaus Kolbe has specialized in candle arches since 1990. With the Agricola trilogy from 1994-2003, Kolbe created a new type of candle arch that integrated mechanical mine models. The so-called Agricola sheet from 1994 shows mining work above and below ground at the time of the great scholar in the 15th century. The second sheet, which depicts the Seiffen ore "God's blessing", was created in 1997. It is the last sheet in the trilogy In 2003 the candle arch "Sankt Annaberg anno 1496" was added. All three candle arches were made in an edition of one hundred. This piece is numbered 41. An original certificate is included.