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"Cats Playing Billiards" by Franz Bergman An amusing early 20th Century cold painted Austrian bronze group of two cats enjoying a game of billiards. The bronze with excellent vibrant...

This fabulous bronze peacock was made at Franz Bergman's Vienna foundry and bears the name of sculptor Bruno Zach. The highly detailed sculpture is beautifully cast and features cold painted polychrome decoration. The peacock's crested head is turned slightly to the left and its magnificent fanned tail feathers - also known as a train - are realistically rendered and arch forward as they rise. The train has splayed feathers at both ends that rest flat on the display surface, preventing instability. The feathers have been finished with white shafts and greenish-gold vanes while the ornamental black eyespots are accented with metallic rose and copper colored paint. It should be noted that the back of the bird's train is also highly detailed lending visual interest if viewed from the front or the rear. The peacock's head and body are painted in a silvery color while the painted decoration on the head includes large white masks and black eyes that are ringed in orange. The bird's angled beak is finished in yellow and has well defined upper and lower sections. The peacock's wings are positioned parallel to its body and extend back beyond the train. The outside of each wing is accented in mottled copper and black paint while the rear portions bear a series of painted copper and black stripes. The bird's thin legs are finished in gray and have black spurs at the back. Its long toes terminate in sharp black talons. The peacock is in very good condition with no replacements or repairs. As an antique, the piece shows signs of age including minor areas of paint loss that are noted for accuracy. It stands 8" at the tallest point of the train and is 11.5" as measured across the widest points of the train. The piece is 3.25" at its deepest point. The back of the train bears a partially legible Bergman amphora-shaped foundry mark with a B at the center. It is also signed 'Zach' in cast at the underside of one section of tail feathers for sculptor Bruno Zach who had a history of collaborating with Bergman to edit and cast some of his works. The peacock weighs 3lbs 2oz. This lovely antique Vienna Bronze peacock sculpture...

A very fine early 20th Century cold painted Austrian bronze study of a standing cockatoo with superb naturalistic colour and excellent hand chased surface detail, signed with the Ber...

A rare model Franz Bergman Art Deco sculpture that will date to around 1925. Excellent condition with the enamelling to the base also being in excellent untouched original condition....

Impressive large early 20th Century Austrian bronze study of a stag with outstretched neck as he is 'calling' to dominate his ground. The surface of the bronze with rich cold painted...

Cold painted Austrian bronze sculpture by Franz Bergman depicting a carpet trader. The piece shows great attention to detail and craftsm...

A very fine and unusual early 20th Century cold painted Austrian bronze study of a curled snake on the move with superb naturalistic colour and excellent hand chased surface detail, ...

Bronze Statue of a Snake Charmer Franz Bergman Early 20th Century This captivating cold-painted bronze sculpture of a snake charmer is the work of the renowned Austrian sculptor Fra...

Cold painted orientalist Vienna bronze of a middle eastern man with a women by Franz Bergman. On the back of her robe is the B inside of a ...

A striking early 20th Century Austrian bronze study of a standing golden pheasant with vibrant cold painted colours and excellent hand chased surface detail, signed with the Bergman ...

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 foundry of Franz Xavier Bergman...

An excellent early 20th century Austrian bronze study of a standing Kangaroo with very fine hand chased surface detail and good naturalistic colour, signed with the Bergman 'B' in an Amphora vase ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Height: 15 cm Width: 20 cm Depth: 6 cm Condition: Excellent Original Condition circa: 1900 Materials: Cold Painted Bronze Book Ref Antique Vienna Bronzes by Joseph Zobel SKU: 8910 ABOUT Bergman Kangaroo Franz Bergman Sculptures Bergman is celebrated for his great attention to detail and wonderful vibrant colours, Franz Xavier Bergman (1861-1936) is, arguably, the most famous of the Viennese cold-painted bronze artists, delighting in producing Oriental...