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Vienna Bronze Dancer

Vienna Cold Painted Bronze Dancing Flapper, Attributed to Bergman
Vienna Cold Painted Bronze Dancing Flapper, Attributed to Bergman

Vienna Cold Painted Bronze Dancing Flapper, Attributed to Bergman

By Franz Bergmann

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Vienna cold painted bronze dancing flapper, attributed to Bergman Fantastically modeled and painted, beautifully patinated surface, unsigned This work stands 6.5-inches high x 3-i...

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Vintage 1920s Austrian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Franz Xavier Bergman, Oriental Dancer, Jugenstil Vienna Bronze Sculpture, 1900s
Franz Xavier Bergman, Oriental Dancer, Jugenstil Vienna Bronze Sculpture, 1900s

Franz Xavier Bergman, Oriental Dancer, Jugenstil Vienna Bronze Sculpture, 1900s

By Franz Bergmann

Located in New York, NY

This provocative, desk-size bronze statuette of a semi-nude oriental dancer in a sensuous, rather candid pose rendered in the best Art Nouveau traditions of the world-famous Viennese...

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Antique 1890s Austrian Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Vienna Bergmann Bronze Lady Dancer Bruno Zach Made circa 1925-1930
Vienna Bergmann Bronze Lady Dancer Bruno Zach Made circa 1925-1930

Vienna Bergmann Bronze Lady Dancer Bruno Zach Made circa 1925-1930

By Bruno Zach

Located in Vienna, AT

Interesting Vienna Bronze Figurine: Dancing Lady It is a finest figurine - it is a Viennese bronze item.

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Vintage 1920s Austrian Other Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Early 20th Cent Elegant Dance Ball Bird Couple Austrian Vienna Bronze Miniature
Early 20th Cent Elegant Dance Ball Bird Couple Austrian Vienna Bronze Miniature

Early 20th Cent Elegant Dance Ball Bird Couple Austrian Vienna Bronze Miniature

By Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann)

Located in Nuernberg, DE

Classic early 1910s Vienna bronze figurine, expertly crafted and beautifully detailed in the tradition of Austrian cold-painted bronzes. This charming polychromed bronze sculpture sh...

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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Vienna Bronze by Ernst Beck of Art Deco Lady Dancer circa 1925
Vienna Bronze by Ernst Beck of Art Deco Lady Dancer circa 1925

Vienna Bronze by Ernst Beck of Art Deco Lady Dancer circa 1925

By Ernst Beck

Located in Vienna, AT

A finest Viennese Art Deco Bronze / Lady Dancer designed by modeller Ernst Beck (1879 - 1941): The woman clad in short girdled dancing dress (tight-fitting jacket and pants as well ...

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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Richard Thuss Austrian Gilt Bronze Figure of an Oriental Woman Dancing
Richard Thuss Austrian Gilt Bronze Figure of an Oriental Woman Dancing

Richard Thuss Austrian Gilt Bronze Figure of an Oriental Woman Dancing

Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA

Oriental Dancer, Jugenstil Vienna bronze sculpture, 1900s Richard Thuss Austrian Gilt Bronze Figure of an Oriental Woman Dancing Stamped under a foot VNO.

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Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Art Deco Bronze Hagenauer African Dancer Figure made in Austria c. 1930's
Art Deco Bronze Hagenauer African Dancer Figure made in Austria c. 1930's

Art Deco Bronze Hagenauer African Dancer Figure made in Austria c. 1930's

By Franz Hagenauer

Located in New York, NY

Elegant, graceful, and sophisticated bronze figure, known as the "African Dancer", made in Vienna Austria by Franz Hagenauer circa 1930's.

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Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Large Viennese Bronze Temple Dancer Figurine
Large Viennese Bronze Temple Dancer Figurine

Large Viennese Bronze Temple Dancer Figurine

By Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien

Located in Purkersdorf, AT

Vienna Bronze Wall Relief: Temple Dancer High-quality bronze work in the style of the Hagenauer workshop.

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Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Brass

Art Deco Dancer Werkstatte Hagenauer Vienna Brass Polished Wood, Designed 1930s
Art Deco Dancer Werkstatte Hagenauer Vienna Brass Polished Wood, Designed 1930s

Art Deco Dancer Werkstatte Hagenauer Vienna Brass Polished Wood, Designed 1930s

By Karl Hagenauer

Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos

Art Deco Dancer Werkstatte Hagenauer Vienna Brass Polished Wood, Designed 1930s In the beginning the Werkstatte Hagenauer produced everyday life items like lamps, ashtrays, boxes bu...

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Mid-20th Century Austrian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Richard Thuss Austrian Gilt Bronze Figure of an Oriental Woman Dancing
Richard Thuss Austrian Gilt Bronze Figure of an Oriental Woman Dancing

Richard Thuss Austrian Gilt Bronze Figure of an Oriental Woman Dancing

Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos

Oriental Dancer, Jugenstil Vienna bronze sculpture, 1900s Richard Thuss Austrian Gilt Bronze Figure of an Oriental Woman Dancing Stamped under a foot VNO.

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Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Candlestick dancing clown Dagobert Pechce Wiener Werkstatte
Candlestick dancing clown Dagobert Pechce Wiener Werkstatte

Candlestick dancing clown Dagobert Pechce Wiener Werkstatte

By Wiener Werkstätte, Dagobert Peche

Located in Hronská Breznica, Banskobystrický kraj

Candlestick dancing clown atr. Dagobert Pechce for Wiener Werkstatte. Not signed.

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Vintage 1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Candlesticks

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Bronze

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Chinese Dancer
Chinese Dancer

Chinese Dancer

By Franz Bergmann

Located in West Sussex, GB

Chinese Dancer by Franz Xavier Bergman (1861-1936) Rare vienna bronze of a chinese dancer from the Bergman foundry with original coloring.

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20th Century Vienna Secession Figurative Sculptures

Vienna Bronze Lady Dancer Josef Lorenzl Marble Base, circa 1925
Vienna Bronze Lady Dancer Josef Lorenzl Marble Base, circa 1925

Vienna Bronze Lady Dancer Josef Lorenzl Marble Base, circa 1925

By Josef Lorenzl

Located in Vienna, AT

Vienna bronze finest Art Deco lady dancer. Technique: Bronze casting / mold cold painted Designed by Josef Lorenzl (1892 - 1950) / one of most important designers having been...

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Vintage 1920s Austrian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Art Nouveau Vienna Bronze Sculpture Draped Nude Dancer Theodor Stundl, 1910
Art Nouveau Vienna Bronze Sculpture Draped Nude Dancer Theodor Stundl, 1910

Art Nouveau Vienna Bronze Sculpture Draped Nude Dancer Theodor Stundl, 1910

Located in Antwerp, BE

Elegant Art Nouveau bronze sculpture of a draped semi-nude dancer signed by Theodor Stundl, Austria, 1875-1934 With foundry mark.

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Vintage 1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Vienna Bronze Figurine Art Deco Lady Nude Dancer Josef Lorenzl Marble Base 1925
Vienna Bronze Figurine Art Deco Lady Nude Dancer Josef Lorenzl Marble Base 1925

Vienna Bronze Figurine Art Deco Lady Nude Dancer Josef Lorenzl Marble Base 1925

By Josef Lorenzl

Located in Vienna, AT

Vienna bronze finest Art Deco lady nude dancer Material and technique: bronze / bronze casting / mold, with green patina Designed by Josef Lorenzl (1892 - 1950) / one of most i...

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Vintage 1920s Austrian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Viennese Bronze, Butterfly Dancer on Marble Base, by Richard Thuss, Around 1920
Viennese Bronze, Butterfly Dancer on Marble Base, by Richard Thuss, Around 1920

Viennese Bronze, Butterfly Dancer on Marble Base, by Richard Thuss, Around 1920

By Argentor of Vienna

Located in Vienna, AT

Excellent and detailed quality of the composition, very lifelike representation, as is typical for Viennese bronze art. Design: Richard Thuss (1865 - 1945) born in Nuremberg, stu...

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Vintage 1920s Austrian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Vienna Bronze Art Deco Lady Nude Dancer Josef Lorenzl Onyx Base, circa 1925-1930
Vienna Bronze Art Deco Lady Nude Dancer Josef Lorenzl Onyx Base, circa 1925-1930

Vienna Bronze Art Deco Lady Nude Dancer Josef Lorenzl Onyx Base, circa 1925-1930

By Josef Lorenzl

Located in Vienna, AT

Vienna bronze finest Art Deco lady nude dancer Technique: bronze casting / mold with golden patina Designed by Josef Lorenzl (1892-1950) / one of most important designers hav...

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Vintage 1920s Austrian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Art Nouveau Franz Xavier Bergman Oriental Vienna Bronze, 1900s
Art Nouveau Franz Xavier Bergman Oriental Vienna Bronze, 1900s

Art Nouveau Franz Xavier Bergman Oriental Vienna Bronze, 1900s

By Franz Bergmann

Located in LEGNY, FR

Very nice Art nouveau Franz Xavier Bergman oriental dancer Vienna bronze from the 1900s on a marble base.

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20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Erotic Vienna Bronze Oriental Nude Removable Skirt Franz Xavier Bergman, 1910
Erotic Vienna Bronze Oriental Nude Removable Skirt Franz Xavier Bergman, 1910

Erotic Vienna Bronze Oriental Nude Removable Skirt Franz Xavier Bergman, 1910

By Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann)

Located in Antwerp, BE

Big windy day, large erotic cold painted mechanical Vienna bronze of an oriental nude dancer. Her skirt lifts to reveal her naked body.

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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Black Americana Male Dancers Austrian Vienna Bronze Sculpture 1900 Rare
Black Americana Male Dancers Austrian Vienna Bronze Sculpture 1900 Rare

Black Americana Male Dancers Austrian Vienna Bronze Sculpture 1900 Rare

Located in New York, NY

THIS IS A SUPERB AND VERY RARE PAIR OF TWO BLACK AMERICANA DANCING GENTLEMEN. THE BRONZE SCULPTURES ARE ABSOLUTELY CHARMING ANTIQUE AUSTRIAN VIENNA BRONZE.

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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Figurines and Sculptures

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Bronze

Vienna Bronze Lady Dancer Josef Lorenzl Marble Base, circa 1925
Vienna Bronze Lady Dancer Josef Lorenzl Marble Base, circa 1925

Vienna Bronze Lady Dancer Josef Lorenzl Marble Base, circa 1925

By Josef Lorenzl

Located in Vienna, AT

Vienna bronze finest Art Deco lady dancer. Technique: Bronze casting / mold cold painted Designed by Josef Lorenzl (1892 - 1950) / one of most important designers having been...

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Vintage 1920s Austrian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Carl Kauba Bronze Sculpture / Paperweight of a Cancan Dancing Lady Vienna
Carl Kauba Bronze Sculpture / Paperweight of a Cancan Dancing Lady Vienna

Carl Kauba Bronze Sculpture / Paperweight of a Cancan Dancing Lady Vienna

By Carl Kauba

Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos

Antique Vienna bronze cancan dancer Gilt bronze figurine / Sculpture of a dancing lady by famous bronze sculptor Carl Kauba (1865-1922); Signed: C.

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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Austrian Cold Painted Bronze Study Entitled 'Mounted Warrior' by Franz Bergman
Austrian Cold Painted Bronze Study Entitled 'Mounted Warrior' by Franz Bergman

Austrian Cold Painted Bronze Study Entitled 'Mounted Warrior' by Franz Bergman

By Franz Bergmann

Located in London, GB

Excellent early 20th Century Vienna bronze figurine of a dancer in Orientalist costume with hinged skirt opening to reveal her body, standing on an Oriental rug.

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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Signed Vienna Bronze Art Nouveau Figure of Dancing Woman
Signed Vienna Bronze Art Nouveau Figure of Dancing Woman

Signed Vienna Bronze Art Nouveau Figure of Dancing Woman

By Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann)

Located in New york, NY

Signed Vienna Bergman bronze of Art Nouveau woman dancing.

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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Vienna Cold Painted Bronze Dancing Cats, Attributed to Bergman
Vienna Cold Painted Bronze Dancing Cats, Attributed to Bergman

Vienna Cold Painted Bronze Dancing Cats, Attributed to Bergman

By Franz Bergmann

Located in Atlanta, GA

Vienna cold painted bronze dancing cats, attributed to Bergman Five standing cats realistically modeled and painted holding hands in a circle Unmarked.

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Early 20th Century Austrian Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

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"Leda and the Swan", Incised and Painted Wood Panel, Art Deco, Gold and Black

By Arthur Crisp

Located in Philadelphia, PA

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Antique Vintage Spun Cotton Stork Bird Christmas Ornament Germany 1930s
Antique Vintage Spun Cotton Stork Bird Christmas Ornament Germany 1930s

Antique Vintage Spun Cotton Stork Bird Christmas Ornament Germany 1930s

Located in Nuernberg, DE

Rare Wire and Cotton Christmas Ornament A rare and charming antique Christmas ornament crafted from delicately formed wire and cotton, showcasing early holiday decoration techniques...

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Vintage 1930s German Folk Art Historical Memorabilia

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Wire

Italian Woven Rattan Frog Magazine Racks Basket Attributed to Mario Lopez Torres
Italian Woven Rattan Frog Magazine Racks Basket Attributed to Mario Lopez Torres

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By Mario Lopez Torres

Located in Nicolosi, IT

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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Murano Hand Blown Chartreuse Green Glass Chandelier, in stock
Murano Hand Blown Chartreuse Green Glass Chandelier, in stock

Murano Hand Blown Chartreuse Green Glass Chandelier, in stock

Located in Miami, FL

Murano hand blown studio glass chandelier, in stock All different shaped chartreuse green discs with white details, rigadin technique Brass plated structure with 24 exposed brass reg...

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'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö

By Örsjö Industri AB

Located in Glendale, CA

'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...

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Textile

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The 'Matisse' Etagere

The 'Matisse' Etagere

$2,531 / item

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The 'Matisse' Etagere

Located in London, GB

The 'Matisse' wrought iron side table. A hand made and patinated wrought iron etagere with whimsical Matisse style cut-out decoration. Made to order based on a 1960s original. Avail...

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2010s English Folk Art Side Tables

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Wrought Iron

Pair of Murano Glass Wall Sconces, Art Deco Style, in Stock
Pair of Murano Glass Wall Sconces, Art Deco Style, in Stock

Pair of Murano Glass Wall Sconces, Art Deco Style, in Stock

$2,800 / set

H 17.5 in W 10.5 in D 6.5 in

Pair of Murano Glass Wall Sconces, Art Deco Style, in Stock

Located in Miami, FL

Pair of Murano glass wall sconces, in stock Fume color and horizontal striation texture Black opaline finials and brass accents Art Deco inspired design. Gives off warm beams of lig...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Wall Lights and Sconces

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Brass

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Pink Marble Pedestal Cone Side Table

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$1,836 / item

H 16.54 in Dm 15.75 in

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By Kiwano Concept

Located in Eindhoven, NB

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Located in West Palm Beach, FL

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Art Deco Bronze Sculpture of an Archer by Michel Decoux (1837-1924), France.
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Art Deco Bronze Sculpture of an Archer by Michel Decoux (1837-1924), France.

Located in New York, NY

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Bronze

Jindřich Halabala Art Deco 'Tulip' Stool in Floral Tapestry, 1930s
Jindřich Halabala Art Deco 'Tulip' Stool in Floral Tapestry, 1930s

Jindřich Halabala Art Deco 'Tulip' Stool in Floral Tapestry, 1930s

By Jindřich Halabala, Up Závody

Located in Prague, New Town

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Sculptural Ceramic Butter Dish, Handmade

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Located in Topanga, CA

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Ceramic

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By Charles Korschann

Located in Dallas, TX

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Vienna Cold Painted Bronze 'Carmen' Attributed to Bergman
Vienna Cold Painted Bronze 'Carmen' Attributed to Bergman

Vienna Cold Painted Bronze 'Carmen' Attributed to Bergman

$716Sale Price|20% Off

H 4.5 in W 3 in D 2.25 in

Vienna Cold Painted Bronze 'Carmen' Attributed to Bergman

By Franz Bergmann

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

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Erotic bronze sculpture. Austria, early 20th century.
Erotic bronze sculpture. Austria, early 20th century.

Erotic bronze sculpture. Austria, early 20th century.

Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires

Erotic bronze sculpture. Austria, early 20th century.

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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

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Vienna Bronze Dancer For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic vienna bronze dancer available at 1stDibs. Each vienna bronze dancer for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using bronze, metal and marble. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer vienna bronze dancer, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A vienna bronze dancer, designed in the Art Deco or Art Nouveau style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made vienna bronze dancer has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Josef Lorenzl, Franz Bergmann and Carl Kauba are consistently popular.

How Much is a Vienna Bronze Dancer?

A vienna bronze dancer can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $3,000, while the lowest priced sells for $695 and the highest can go for as much as $8,500.

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Busts made of stone or metal may not seem like a good fit for your existing decor. Fortunately, there are many ways for a seemingly incongruous piece to fit in with the rest of your room’s theme. You can embrace a dramatic piece by making it the focal point of the room, or you can choose to incorporate several elements made out of the same material to create harmony in your space. If an antique or more dramatic piece doesn’t feel like you, why not opt for works comprising plastic, fiberglass or other more modern materials?

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