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Unique Bronze Design of the Ball Fountain from Nuremberg by Günther Rossow

$7,726.34
£5,793.42
€6,500
CA$10,781.07
A$11,672.76
CHF 6,205.87
MX$140,781.57
NOK 78,042.32
SEK 72,757.67
DKK 49,517.69

About the Item

Bronze design of the famous ball fountain from Nuremberg by sculptor Günther Rossow. Günter Rossow (*1913 Deutsch Krone / West Pomerania †1992 Marktredwitz): Spherical fountain (1970). Bronze, granite, about 10 m high, about 2 m in diameter. Location (until 2018): AOK Bayern, Direktion Mittelfranken, Frauentorgraben 49, erected in 1971. Status 5/2022 stored. With the demolition of the AOK building in 2018 the fountain disappeared, before the new building (at the same location) it was not rebuilt. Rather, the AOK donated the fountain to the city, cf. Art or trash?, by Timo Schickler, nordbayern de, February 23, 2020. Source: world-of-form.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 25.2 in (64 cm)Diameter: 7.49 in (19 cm)
  • Style:
    Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1970s
  • Condition:
  • Seller Location:
    Nürnberg, DE
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU4443233492992

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