Europe’s Suicide
$595.00
Europe’s Suicide
1917
Mock medallion
Blackened cast iron, 85.2 mm, 159.6 g.
Obverse: “Europa” trying to maintain her balance on Zeus’ bull, throwing himself onto the bayonets of the front line soldiers, at whose feet fly royal crowns, hit by grenades.
Reverse: In the middle a gun barrel, decorated with mutton ears; to the side stands Wilson, with his left hand grasping the opposite ‘Japan’ by the wrist, with his right collecting the rain of gold pouring out of the gun barrel into his top hat, from which Japan also wants to profit.
“The laughing heirs 1917.”
A very impressive graphite grey iron piece. We actually prefer the iron pieces over cast bronze examples ourselves.
Gussfrisch (As Cast)/VZ+
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