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Franz Bergmann Vases

Austrian, 1838-1894
There were many bronze foundries operating in Vienna in this period, but it was Bergman’s which became the most celebrated, working with a number of celebrated Viennese sculptors at the turn of the 20th Century, such as Bruno Zach, to produce designs for his famous bronze figures. Bergman bronzes are especially famous for having utilised a technique for decorating the bronzes called cold painting. Cold painting as a technique developed in Vienna in the late 19th Century, and involved the application of several layers of paint added to the bronze after firing. It was used to make fashionable collectors’ items. Bergman figures came in three main forms: animal figures, Orientalist sculptures, and erotic figures in the Art Nouveau style. His animal figures were often whimsical and humorous, and often satirical. They have become highly sought-after collectors’ items today. Bergman’s Orientalist sculptures are equally highly sought-after. He was producing these figures at a time when interest in the exotic lands of the Middle East and North Africa was at its peak among Europe’s artists and buyers.
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Creator: Franz Bergmann
Early 20th Century Cold Painted Bronze entitled "Arab Tent" by Franz Bergman
Early 20th Century Cold Painted Bronze entitled "Arab Tent" by Franz Bergman

Early 20th Century Cold Painted Bronze entitled "Arab Tent" by Franz Bergman

By Franz Bergmann

Located in London, GB

A very fine and unusual early 20th Century cold painted bronze thermometer modelled with gnomes climbing up a turret shaped tower with attached working thermometer, placed upon a mo...

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Early 20th Century Austrian Late Victorian Franz Bergmann Vases

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Bronze

Franz Xavier Bergmann, Sculptural Bud Vase, Vienna Bronze, circa 1900
Franz Xavier Bergmann, Sculptural Bud Vase, Vienna Bronze, circa 1900

Franz Xavier Bergmann, Sculptural Bud Vase, Vienna Bronze, circa 1900

By Franz Bergmann

Located in New York, NY

Dimensions Height: 7.25 inches Width: 5.25 inches Depth: 4.5 inches. Markings Fully marked on the bottom with a "B" in an urn-shaped cartouche (for “Bergmann”), and “GESHUTZED” (German: “PROTECTED). ABOUT What distinguishes this unique bud vase from others is a perfect synthesis of a utilitarian object and a Fine sculpture. It is not only the amazing subtlety and taste of the author’s artist skills, but an extraordinary design and an absolutely outstanding original plot. Designed for a single flower only, it is nonetheless a very complex and multifaceted composition filled with warm humor and fantasy. Sitting on a vessel shaped as a gourd, clasping its goat legs with hooves and holding on to the neck with one hand in order not to fall of it; a playful and mischievous faun holds by the tail a fleeing lizard with the other hand. FRANZ XAVIER BERGMANN (Austrian, 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. Cold painted bronze refers to pieces cast in Vienna and then decorated in several layers with so-called dust paint; the expertise for the mix of this kind of paint has been lost. The color was not fired hence "cold painted". Mainly women working...

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Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Franz Bergmann Vases

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Bronze

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Franz Bergmann vases for sale on 1stDibs.

Franz Bergmann vases are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of metal and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Franz Bergmann vases, although gold editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original vases by Franz Bergmann were created in the Art Nouveau style in europe during the early 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider vases by Gustav Gurschner, K.K. Kunst-Erzgiesserei Wien, and Josef Hoffmann. Prices for Franz Bergmann vases can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $2,200 and can go as high as $3,239, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $2,719.

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