MID-19TH CENTURY, BY FRANZ JOSEF STEGER & CARL ERNST BOCK

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A PAIR OF GERMAN SCAGLIOLA DIDACTIC PANELS
MID-19TH CENTURY, BY FRANZ JOSEF STEGER & CARL ERNST BOCK
One depicting the nervous system, the other the circulatory system, the panels inset with a brass plaque inscribed 'BOCK STEGER LIPG'
44½ in. (113 cm.) high; 30 in. (76 cm.) wide (2)

Literature

The Artist's Knife: The art and science of plaster anatomical models at the Harry Brookes Allen Museum of Anatomy and Pathology, Lucy Spencer

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Lot Essay

Franz Josef Steger collaborated with pathological anatomist Carl Ernst Bock (1809-1874) at the University of Leipzig to produce models for the instruction of students. These were either direct casts or sculpted in plaster, porcelain or wax and Steger is also known to have investigated the early use of plastics.
Steger's instructive models were sold through international catalogues and scientific shops in Germany.

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