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How can I tell if a bronze sculpture is real?
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To tell if a bronze sculpture is real, start by scratching the dark coating on the metal called the patina. If the mark appears reddish-gold to yellow in color, you likely have an authentic bronze piece. Black or gray indicates a replica. When you strike a bronze statue, it should produce a ringing sound. A thud or knocking sound likely means the piece is another type of metal. Find a collection of expertly vetted bronze sculptures on 1stDibs.
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Franz Bergman Bronze Mother And Children
By Franz Bergmann
Located in Dallas, TX
Franz Bergman Partial Gilt and Cold-Painted Bronze Figural Groups comprising of a Mother and her
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
After Franz Bergman, Bronze Buddha Case That Opens to Expose Nude Goddess
By Franz Bergmann
Located in Chicago, IL
After Franz Bergman Vienna Austria bronze with original patina finish to the bronze Buddha. Open
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Franz Xavier Bergman Orientalist Bronze
By Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann)
Located in Savannah, GA
Franz Xavier Bergman
(Austrian, 1861-1926)
A cold-painted orientalist bronze depicting an Arab
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Islamic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vienna Franz Bergman Painted Cast Bronze Figural Group
By Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann)
Located in New York, NY
manner of Franz Xavier Bergman, Austrian, 1861 to 1936. Unmarked. Franz Xavier Bergman was the owner of a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Garniture of Bronze Figures by Franz Xaver Bergman
By Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann)
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
over his shoulder. By Franz Xavier Bergman (1861-1936)
Signed Seal of a B ”Bergman” - GESCHÜTZT
Category
Antique 1890s Austrian Art Nouveau Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Austrian Cold Painted Bronze Horse Franz Bergman (Att.)
By Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann)
Located in Newark, England
registration mark 2740. We firmly attribute the Austrian Bronze to Franz Bergman and date it to the late 19th
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Animal Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Metal, Bronze
