Vienna Bronze, Boy Jockey, circa 1900

A very rare and whimsical pair of cold painted Vienna bronze Kewpies. We have sold many Vienna bronzes in our over 40 years of dealing in them, but we must say, these are very unusua...

A cute little cold painted Vienna bronze of a young boy sitting cross legged with a pen or pencil in his right hand. Most assuredly done by by the Bergmann Foundry. The colors used ...

This cold painted bronze is larger than usual for this subject matter. The man sitting on a large rug and holding a rifle shows off the work of Franz Bergmann. Meticulously painted ...

This very high quality casting of a lion is beautifully detailed and is done in the Bergmann tradition, although unsigned. The cold painting is bright, clean and in excellent conditi...

Vienna bronze pheasant, circa 1900.

Vienna bronze hare, circa 1900.

Late 19th Vienna bronze couple of jockey.

ABOUT SCULPTURE This great Austrian Jugenstil desk-size cold-painted and patinated bronze sculpture of English bulldog has all the necessary qualities to be loved by a new owner – it absolutely life-like and has very expressive eyes. DIMENSIONS Height 3.25 inches Width 2 7/16 inches Depth 5.5 inches MARKINGS Noted for his detailed and colorful work, Bergman was signing his creations with either a "B" in an urn-shaped cartouche, or "Nam Greb" - for "Bergman" in reverse (these marks used to disguise his identity on the erotic works). They are also often inscribed ‘Geschutzt’, which refers to the model/design being ‘registered’ or copyrighted; or not marked at all, especially if the pieces are miniatures. ABOUT ARTIST Franz Xavier Bergmann...