Mask signed Franz Stuck and stamped with foundry mark “G. Leyrer München” and inscribed “Beethoven,” ca. 1900. Based on the life mask by Klein. Bronze cast, 18 1/4” x 18 1/4” x 4”. Item Information Material Type Art object Record Number Ao8 Creator Franz Stuck Auction Information Auction House Christie's (London) Lot Number 66 Bibliographical Reference O.J. Bierbaum, Franz von Stuck. Künstlermonographien (Bielefeld and Leipzig, 1924), v. 13, p. 137, no. 150 (illustrated p. 137); J.A. Birnie Danzker, Franz von Stuck die Sammlung des Museum Villa Stuck (Munich, 1997), pp. 174 and 237 [need to verify these references]. Notes auction index 1996-2005 Date of Sale 10/9/1997 Sold to unknown Pricing Information Treasures Tracking Object Estimate Price 6,000-7,000 GBP Sale Price 7245 GBP Sale Price in U.S Currency $11827.00 Hammer Price 6300 GBP