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Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann) Sculptures

Austrian, 1861-1936

Globally celebrated Austrian metal worker Franz Xaver Bergman(n) is known for his bronze statuettes and figurines, which are rich with personality and alive with color. 

Bergmann's father, Franz Bergmann, Sr., apprenticed under Josef Ott and became a professional caster and chaser, who moved from Gablonz, Bohemia, to Vienna in 1860, where he opened a small foundry. There, he put what he’d learned about naturally patinating bronzes and created popular figurines and sculptures. At the turn of the century, Bergmann inherited the company from his father and opened a second foundry. 

At the Bergmann Foundry, Franz Xaver Bergmann created numerous bronze figures, employing a technique now known as “cold painting” that has been lost to time. Bergmann’s early works were based on his father’s molds. He hired local workers to cast his own designs.

Bergmann’s works encompass an immense variety of subject matter. His foundry created bronzes of humanized animals, mythological creatures and animals in natural poses. Many of his statuettes are representative of his fondness for faraway lands and peoples, with a great number of his works depicting Native American, Asian, Persian and Arabian cultures. He's also known to have created some risqué Art Nouveau figurines — to some collectors, the Bergmann Foundry is known for its sculptures of women in various sensuous poses wearing ingeniously executed removable articles of bronze clothing.

Franz Xaver Bergmann’s recognized maker’s mark was a capital “B” inside a scrolled horseshoe, but Bergmann would place the pseudonym "Nam Greb" — the reverse of his last name — on his racier pieces, to keep his more conservative and conventional customers from connecting his name to those works. 

Bergmann had to close his company’s doors in 1930 owing to the financial strains that came with the Great Depression. He died in 1936 before the company could open again. His son, Robert Bergmann, reopened the foundry many years later and continued to own and operate it until his death in 1954. Karl Fuhrmann & Co. purchased what remained of the company after Robert died. Bergmann’s cast-bronze figures endure to this day and are highly prized by collectors and enthusiasts of figurative art.

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Creator: Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann)
20th Century Austrian Bronze standing English Bulldog, Franz Bergman (Mangreb)
By Franz Bergmann, Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann)
Located in EINDHOVEN, NL
This 20th Century Austrian Vienna Bronze depicts a standing English Bulldog, attributed to Franz Bergman (Mangreb). Crafted with exquisite detail, the piece showcases a warm dark bro...
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20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann) Sculptures

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Bronze

An Austrian cold painted bronze study of a woodcock by Franz Xavier Bergman
By Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann)
Located in Central England, GB
This exquisite heavy cast bronze figure of a woodcock is beautifully modelled. It depicts a standing woodcock with magnificent plumage. It is very finely hand painted in realistic co...
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Early 20th Century Early Victorian Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann) Sculptures

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Bronze

Austrian Cold Painted Bronze Galleon Lamp by Franz Bergman
By Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann)
Located in Newark, England
FREE SHIPPING Signed Namgreb (Bergman) with Fully Fitted & PAT Tested Electrics From our Decorative collection, we are delighted to offer this rare Austrian Cold Painted Galleon Lamp...
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Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann) Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Antique Cold-Painted Bronze of a Pulled Rickshaw by Bergman
By Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann)
Located in London, GB
Antique cold-painted bronze of a pulled rickshaw by Bergman Austrian, c. 1910 Height 19cm, width 37cm, depth 20cm This unusual cold-painted bronze depicts a running Arab man, who p...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Islamic Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann) Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Viennese Cold-Painted Bronze and Marble Figurative Sculpture by Bergman
By Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann)
Located in London, GB
Viennese cold-painted bronze and marble figurative sculpture by Bergman Austrian, c. 1910 Height 25cm, width 31cm, depth 10cm Franz Xaver Bergman (1861-1936), a renowned Austrian a...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann) Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Large Antique Austrian Cold-Painted Bronze Figurative Sculpture by Bergman
By Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann)
Located in London, GB
Large antique Austrian cold-painted bronze figurative sculpture by Bergman Austrian, c. 1910 Height 33cm, width 19cm, depth 14cm ...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Islamic Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann) Sculptures

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Bronze

Viennese Cold-Painted Bronze by Bergman Depicting Rebecca at the Well
By Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann)
Located in London, GB
Viennese cold-painted bronze by Bergman depicting Rebecca at the well Austria, c. 1910 Height 30cm, width 30cm, depth 30cm This figural bronze repli...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Islamic Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann) Sculptures

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Bronze

Austrian Orientalist Bronze of an Arab Rug Merchant by Bergman c.1910
By Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann)
Located in San Francisco, CA
This exceptional large Orientalist style bronze is marked Bergman, one of early twentieth-century Vienna’s most famed producers. Crafted from cold-painted bronze, and depicts a rug ...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann) Sculptures

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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 Koran scribe on a rug, Vienna, circa 1880. Geschütz...
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Late 19th Century Austrian Islamic Antique Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann) Sculptures

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Bronze

Antique Viennese Cold-Painted Bronze Sculpture with a Camel by Bergman
By Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann)
Located in London, GB
Antique Viennese cold-painted bronze sculpture with a camel by Bergman Austrian, c. 1910 Height 39cm, width 31cm, depth 20cm Franz Xaver Bergman (1861-1936) is the artist behind this unusual sculptural desk piece. A camel stands majestically atop a rocky road. His rider, dressed in a flowing, cream garment holds a rope in one hand and a spear in the other. The male figure is looking towards the other male, who is dressed more vibrantly in shades of blue and red. Next to the camel is a large container, surrounded by two urns. The container can be used as a stationary holder...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann) Sculptures

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Bronze

Austrian Cold-Painted Bronze Figure by Franz Xaver Bergman
By Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann)
Located in London, GB
Austrian cold-painted bronze figure by Franz Xaver Bergman Austrian, Early 20th Century Height 31cm, width 21cm, depth 14cm This intriguing sculpture was made in early 20th century...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Other Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann) Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Large Austrian Cold-Painted Bronze Sculpture by Franz Xaver Bergman
By Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann)
Located in London, GB
Large Austrian cold-painted bronze sculpture by Franz Xaver Bergman Austrian, Early 20th Century Height 15cm, width 30cm, depth 15cm Sculpted and made by Franz Xaver Bergman (Austr...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Other Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann) Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

"Windy Day" Vienna Bronze Sculpture by Franz Xaver Bergmann, c. 1900
By Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare Vienna bronze sculpture by Franz Xaver Bergmann with excellent detail throughout depicting a young exotic dancer swirling her skirt hinged to lift and reveal her naked body stan...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann) Sculptures

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Stone, Bronze

Vienna Franz Bergman Painted Cast Bronze Figural Group
By Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann)
Located in New York, NY
A Vienna Oriental manner cold painted cast bronze and natural materials figural group. The figural group depicts a scene with two arguing Arab boys, one sits on a wagon drawn by a do...
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Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann) Sculptures

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Bronze

20th Century Austrian Cold Painted Bronze Bulldog, Franz Bergman, c.1910
By Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann)
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 20th Century Astrian bronze cold painted model of a bulldog, modelled standing on all fours, with head looking straight ahead, attributed to Franz Xavier Bergman (1861-1936),...
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20th Century Austrian Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann) Sculptures

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Bronze

Vienna Bergmann Painted Cast Bronze Figural Group
By Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann)
Located in New York, NY
A Vienna Oriental manner cold painted cast bronze and natural materials figural group. The figural group depicts a scene with two arguing Arab boys, one sits on a wagon drawn by a do...
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Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann) Sculptures

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Bronze

20th Century Austrian Cold Painted Bronze 'Cleopatra with Pumas' Bergman, C.1910
By Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann)
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early 20th century Austrian cold painted bronze of seated queen Cleopatra with two Pumas by her side, on a realistically modelled carpet, draped over a rectangular base. Made...
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20th Century Austrian Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann) Sculptures

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Bronze

Garniture of Bronze Figures by Franz Xaver Bergman
By Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann)
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Garniture of bronze figures, depicting a scene of hunters with an elephant with a dead tiger strapped securely on top of it, accompanied with one hunter and another at his side with ...
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1890s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann) Sculptures

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Bronze

Antique Austrian Orientalist Bronze Donkey by Bergman
By Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann)
Located in London, GB
Antique Austrian orientalist bronze donkey by Bergman Austrian, c. 1910 Measures: Height 13cm, width 13cm, depth 7cm This beautiful cold-painted bro...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann) Sculptures

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Bronze

Viennese Cold-Painted Orientalist Bronze Group by Franz Bergman
By Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann)
Located in London, GB
Viennese cold-painted Orientalist bronze group by Franz Bergman Austrian, c.1900 Height 12cm, width 15cm, depth 9cm This small but intricately crafted and designed bronze group ...
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Early 1900s Austrian Moorish Antique Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann) Sculptures

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Bronze

Very Large Bronze Model of a Bengal Tiger, Viennese, Stamped for Franz Bergman
By Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann)
Located in London, GB
This striking monumental bronze tiger was produced in Vienna around the turn of the twentieth century in the popular cold-painted bronze technique. Whereas most examples of this them...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Modern Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann) Sculptures

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Bronze

Cold-Painted Bronze of a Camel by Franz Xaver Bergman
By Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann)
Located in London, GB
Cold-painted bronze of a camel by Franz Xaver Bergman Austrian, c. 1910 Measures: Height 21cm, width 18cm, depth 7cm This bronze sculpture of a camel and its rider epitomises th...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann) Sculptures

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Bronze

Austrian Orientalist Figurative Bronze Lamp by Franz Xaver Bergman
By Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann)
Located in London, GB
Austrian Orientalist figurative bronze lamp by Franz Xaver Bergman Austrian, c. 1910 Measures: Height 36cm, width 16cm, depth 14cm This Bergm...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann) Sculptures

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Bronze

Large Orientalist Bronze Group by Bergman
By Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann)
Located in London, GB
Large Orientalist bronze group by Bergman Austrian, c. 1910 Measures: Height 28cm, width 18cm, depth 27cm This exceptional bronze group is by Be...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann) Sculptures

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Bronze

Figurative Cold-Painted Bronze Lamp by Franz Xaver Bergman
By Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann)
Located in London, GB
Figurative cold-painted bronze lamp by Franz Xaver Bergman Austrian, c. 1910 Measures: Height 46cm, width 19cm, depth 29cm This fine bronze la...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann) Sculptures

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Bronze

Collection of Six Vienna Bronze Arab Figurines by Franz Xaver Bergmann
By Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Collection of Six Vienna Bronze Arab Figurines by Franz Xaver Bergmann Dimensions: Smallest Figurine: 2"H x 1"D Largest Figurine: 6.5"H x 6"D.
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann) Sculptures

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Bronze

Franz Xaver Bergmann, Koran Scribe, Vienna Bronze Sculpture, Ca. 1900
By Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann)
Located in New York, NY
This wonderful life-like sculpture depicts a Koran scriber, who, bending his legs under him, holds sheets of paper in his hands, on which he transcribes verses from the Koran lying i...
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1890s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann) Sculptures

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Bronze

Franz Xaver Bergmann, Koran Reader, Vienna Bronze Sculptural Paperweight, Ca. 19
By Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann)
Located in New York, NY
Marked on the base bottom with initial "B" in an urn-shaped cartouche (for “Bergmann”). Dimensions: Height: 3.63 inches (9.07cm) Length: 4.75 inches (11.87cm) Width: 2.63 inc...
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1890s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann) Sculptures

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Bronze

Franz Xavier Bergman, A Cat, Miniature Vienna Bronze Sculpture ca. 1900
By Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann)
Located in New York, NY
This highly collectible, fully hallmarked with "Geschutzt' and amphora-form cartouch with initial 'B' inside miniature desk sculpture of a cat is made of cold-painted bronze in the best traditions of the world-famous Viennese foundry of Franz Xavier Bergman...
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Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann) Sculptures

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Bronze

Franz Xaver Bergmann, Odalisque, Vienna Bronze Sculpture, Ca. 1900
By Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann)
Located in New York, NY
This wonderful life-like sculpture depicts a half-naked odalisque reclining in a lazy pose on silk pillows on an ottoman, covered with a lion's skin. With bare breasts, only a small ...
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1890s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann) Sculptures

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Bronze

Franz Xavier Bergmann, Praying Man, Vienna Bronze Desk Sculpture, circa 1900
By Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann)
Located in New York, NY
This gorgeous desk-size Vienna bronze figurine made by famous Viennese Bergmann Foundry in 1890-1900, depicts an Arab praying man dressed in oriental garments. Kneeling on a carpet, the man raises his arms. His shoes and walking stick are put aside on the edge of the carpet. Stunningly life-like, this outstanding little figurine...
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1890s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann) Sculptures

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Bronze

Franz Xaver Bergmann, Praying Man, Vienna Bronze Sculptural Vide Poche, Ca. 1900
By Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann)
Located in New York, NY
This wonderful and witty life-like sculpture depicts a bearded Muslim man in picturesque ethnic clothes, standing at full height on a Persian rug and raising his arms up in calling o...
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1890s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann) Sculptures

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Bronze

Bronze Lamp in the Form of a Townhouse by Bergman
By Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann)
Located in London, GB
Bronze lamp in the form of a townhouse by Bergman Austrian, circa 1900 Measures: Height 30m, width 17cm, depth 10cm This delightful cold-painted bronze lamp was crafted by the famous Viennese foundry owner, Franz Xavier Bergman. Franz Xavier inherited the Bergman Foundry from his father, Franz Bergman, in the 1890s. Bergman’s works were called ‘cold-painted’, meaning that several layers of paint were applied by hand to the bronze piece after it had been cast. The lamp takes the form of a tall, multi-storeyed timber and brick building. The house is faced with yellow plaster and roofed with red tiles. It is dotted with green-grilled windows of varying shape and size and features a small turret on its right side. A door opens on the left side of the middle storey, to allow access to the light bulb contained there. When turned on, the light produced by the bulb shines atmospherically out through the house’s colored windows. To the right of the building, a minstrel stands on stone steps, and sings along to a tune he plays on his mandolin. The hanging sign of a boot projects out from the house on the left, identifying the building as a cobbler’s shop. Indeed, the two large oak doors...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann) Sculptures

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Bronze

Viennese Cold-Painted Bronze Egyptian Monument Letterbox by Bergman
By Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann)
Located in London, GB
Viennese cold-painted bronze Egyptian monument letterbox by Bergman Austrian, circa 1900 Measures: Height 46cm, width 39cm, depth 28cm Demonstr...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann) Sculptures

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Bronze

Orientalist Vienna Bronze Sculpture by Franz Xaver Bergmann ‘NAM GREB’ Signed
By Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann), Nam Greb
Located in Buffalo, NY
Orientalist Vienna bronze sculpture by Franz Xaver Bergmann (Nam Greb) ,, Stunning depiction of woman with serving dish, exquisite detailing ...
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1930s Austrian Vintage Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann) Sculptures

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Belgian Black Marble, Bronze

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