Description
Four bronze sculptures at the top of the façade of the former Stickereibörse (Embroidery Market), at present the St. Gallen office of the UBS.
Central bay:
- (left) Industrie und Handel / Manufacturing and Trade, Two women, one with a cogwheel and one with some instrument.
- (top centre) Libertas & Fortuna, The Swiss coat of arms flanked by two women, left Libertas with a large book and a crown, holding in her left hand an object, and right Fortuna with a rudder and a scroll.
- (right) Landwirtschaft / Agriculture, Two women, an elderly with an instrument, a younger one with sickle and sheaf of flax
On the corner of the Multergasse:
4
- Hermes, sitting in a small boat, named kramer, with parcels next to him.
Signature
(Hermes): h. kieme
Sculptors
- Hygin Kiene,
German copper sculptor of München.
- Josef von Kramer (Augsburg 1841 - München 1908),
German sculptor.
Sources & Information
Tags
Locatie (N 47°25'25" - E 9°22'27") (Satellite view: Google Maps)
Item Code: chsg030; Photograph: 6 October 2014
Of each statue we made photos from various angles and also detail photos of the various texts.
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