Orig. Karl Marx Bust

[Thälmannpionier]

I thought,I'd show you my latest Collection Item.

Its an original Karl Marx Bust made by Meissen. It has the 2 Swords,some Numbers and "Böttger-Steinzeug" stamped in the Bottom.

This Bust was awarded to an MfS Member for the 70th Birthday.
The Name is cutted out

I found this Bust on ebay and it was just 5EUR more than the gypsum Repro Bust do sell for..quite happy about it

Regards
Andreas

P.S. Please show me your Bust...I know of at least one member that has a nice Felix D. Bust in his Bunker

[Thälmannpionier]

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[Thälmannpionier]

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[Thälmannpionier]

awarded 1977

[Thälmannpionier]

Markings

[uscob]

Nice find, they're getting really rare. Sold mine years ago. I had the complete lot from the Ministry of Foreign Economy, with Thälmann, Pieck, Ulbricht and all the others they put to the basement.
Nico

[olivyaya]

Here is mine from Lenine

[Dallasfan]

Hello Andreas

I very much like this bust from uncle karl , I have a thing for stuff like this
I hope I find a similar one someday.
In my collection I have a big bust from Karl Marx ( plaster ) , a very nice one
from Wilhelm Pieck (bronze ) this one is very, very heavy and made in 1950 and I have a really nice one from my special friend
Jozef Stalin ( bronze ) the one from Stalin was made by Professor Ingal at the
art academy of the USSR in 1952.
I cant show pictures , because I'm a normal member

Regards , Johan

[olivyaya]

I cant show pictures , because I'm a normal member

You can upload your pics for free here
http://imageshack.us
and then copy the "Direct link to image" address (last bottom line) and use it here ! This is what I always do !

[Thälmannpionier]

Here is mine from Lenine

Nice Lenin Bust olivier

Ist it dated 1952?

[Thälmannpionier]

Hello Andreas

I very much like this bust from uncle karl , I have a thing for stuff like this
I hope I find a similar one someday.
In my collection I have a big bust from Karl Marx ( plaster ) , a very nice one
from Wilhelm Pieck (bronze ) this one is very, very heavy and made in 1950 and I have a really nice one from my special friend
Jozef Stalin ( bronze ) the one from Stalin was made by Professor Ingal at the
art academy of the USSR in 1952.
I cant show pictures , because I'm a normal member

Regards , Johan

Hello Johan,

Sounds like you have nearly the whole Family of socialist Busts complete.
I think you only need Lenin,Felix D. and Th******228;lmann to have it complete.

btw,my Karl Marx bust is rather small. Its about 15cm in Height. Something for the Desk

Regards

[olivyaya]

Nice Lenin Bust olivier

Ist it dated 1952?

From what I can read, it is dated 1959 !

[Dallasfan]

Hello Olivier

Thanks for the link !


Hello Andreas

The Marx bust is 52cm in height
The Stalin bust is 45 cm in height
The Pieck bust is 45 cm in height
I'm looking for the other ones , but I have the time

The links for Pieck :

http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/6...c04327dpk0.jpg
http://img474.imageshack.us/img474/8...c04326dzu7.jpg
http://img474.imageshack.us/img474/2630/dsc04329mc2.jpg

The links for Marx

http://img56.imageshack.us/img56/8311/ddha8.jpg
http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/7...c04336dji8.jpg

The links for Stalin :

http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/4761/59dit4.jpg
http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/7...c04341dfj8.jpg
http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/4...c04342dtr6.jpg
http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/5426/dsc04321ep3.jpg

And one of my favourites , a Stalin painting with a Zvesda radio

http://img127.imageshack.us/img127/9...jzvezdagk4.jpg

Thank you all for helping !

Regards , Johan

[Ralph P]

Hello all - Interesting busts being shown in the thread.

Johan - Is your Stalin painting original? And is the radio still in working condition? Thanks for posting!!!

Andreas - Yeah, I too hope that person is able to post some of his items from his bunker... PS - Nice bust you have posted and it is to bad that the name was carved out...

[Dallasfan]

Hello Ralph

The Stalin painting is an original from the period he was in power and is 110 cm in height , this painting was the beginning of my communist bloc collection .The Zvesda radio is in a working condition , and when he's playing the red star lights up ! ( the radio is from 1954 , a year after stalins death ) the radio comes up for sale on german Ebay now and then .
I have some more nice and original oilpaintings from Stalin and Lenin.

The link for the Stalin painting ( 200 cm in height )

http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/6...erijdldey2.jpg

The link for the Lenin painting ( 200 cm in height )

http://img56.imageshack.us/img56/920...ilderijbu3.jpg


Regards , Johan