Carl Gustav Hermann Gladenbeck Artist founder of Aktien-Gesellschaft Gladenbeck foundry opened for business in 1851 in Berlin, Germany, under the leadership of its founder, Carl Gustav Hermann Gladenbeck. It was one of the most important foundries in Germany, known for high quality bronze castings.[1] Some of the first bronze sculptures that emerged from the foundry were marked "Gladenbeck" with subsequent castings over the years being marked "Gladenbeck und Sohn", "A...kt-Ges v.H. Gladenbeck", "Akt-Ges Gladenbeck Berlin" or "Aktien-Gesellschaft Gladenbeck" WHICH IS THE WAY THIS BRONZE IS SIGNED this is a fantastic important bronze by important German foundry BEAUTIFUL GERMAN ART DECO BRONZE OF YOUNG NUDE GIRL 11 INCHES HIGH