HEIGHT = 11 inches
VALUE = $275 - $400
This piece is made of Spelter with a bronze finish.
Born: December 1770, Bonn, Germany -- Died: March 26, 1827, Vienna, Austria. Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist, a child prodigy
His best-known compositions include 9 symphonies, 5 piano concertos, 1 violin concerto, 32 piano sonatas, 16 string quartets, his great Mass the
Missa solemnis, and one opera, Fidelio. Deafness broke out in 1798 and Beethoven had lost 60% of his hearing by 1801.
In 1816 he was completely deaf. Widely regarded as the greatest composer who ever lived.