RARE VIENNA BRONZE BIRDS WITH UMBRELLA
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Rare Vienna Bronze Pair of Swallows / Birds on a fence sharing an umbrella, late 19th, early 20th c. Attributed to Bergmann. Measures 4"x2"x3" high PROVENANCE: A Private Charleston SC Collection. Franz Xaver Bergman (or Franz Xaver Bergmann) (1861-1936) was the owner of a Viennese foundry who produced numerous patinated and cold-painted bronze Oriental, erotic and animal figures, the latter often humanized or whimsical, humorous objects d'art. Noted for his detailed and colorful work. His father Franz Bergmann was a professional chaser from Gablonz/Bohemia who came to Vienna and founded a small bronze factory in 1860. His son Franz Xaver Bergmann (1861 - 1936) inherited the company and opened a new foundry in 1900. Many of the bronzes from the 1900s were still based on designs from his fathers workshop.He was not a sculptor himself as often described wrongfully. There were many anonymous sculptors, hired temporarily by the workshops. At the turn of the 19th/20th Century, there were about fifty workshops producing Vienna Bronzes.
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some loss to cold paint
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RARE VIENNA BRONZE BIRDS WITH UMBRELLA
Estimate $500 - $700
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