Acería Mägdesprung - Side table - Cast iron, Bronze - Height: 90 cm

to a mountainous region. In the eighteenth century, the emerging settlement adopted the name of the Meidesprungk spring as its local name. In 1646, the sovereign, Prince Frederick of Anhalt-Bernburg-Harzgerode, and the Quedlinburg merchant, Johann Heydtfeld, contractually agreed to establish a foundry on the site of the existing water mill. This foundry initially consisted of two refining furnaces and a hammer mill. The available hydraulic power, the developed iron ore deposits, and the surrounding forest for charcoal production appeared to offer favorable conditions for the venture's success. However, these expectations were not met. One