Austrian Sculptures

This highly rare bronze of a nude male athlete preparing to left a heavy kettlebell weight was sculpted by an Austrian artist, Franz Seifert, in 1922. Although Seifert is known for his nude figures straining to accomplish physical tasks -- such as carrying a large bucket or splitting a stone -- this sculpture is the only example known to exist. A decade after this sculpture was cast, Seifert carved a marble portrait of Siegfried Marcus, inventor of the gasoline-powered car, for a monument in Vienna, which includes a nude male figure in bas relief racing forward on the upper edge of an automobile wheel. He also created a large sculpture grouping honoring Empress Elizabeth...

Pipe Stem Head of an Oriental Man in Turban Hand-Carved Meerschaum Austria, Late XIX C. DIMENSIONS Length: 3.5 inches Width: 2.25 inches Height: 2.75 inches ABOUT A tobacco smok...

An exquisite cast of a dancer by Josef Lorenzl and executed in Vienna, Austria circa the 1920s, this inordinately fine model features crisp features, intricate garment work and a wonderful overall green cold-painted surface. It is situated over an original onyx plinth...

Lot of three ornately cast and cold-painted antique Austrian bronze miniatures of whimsical cats. These highly detailed sculptures date from approximately 1900-1920. Approximate dimensions of figurines: (L/W/H) Cat 'Paper Boy...

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An erotic "The Hugger" sculpture by Bruno Zach (1891-1945). This is an erotic desk sculpture created by the Austrian sculptor Bruno Zach circa 1930. The name of the sculpture is "The Hugger" and depicts a woman hugging a larger-than-life piece of male anatomy. The erotic statue...

An exceptionally detailed standing terracotta pug dog with brilliant brown glass eyes. Pug has on a collar and it's tail is curved over it's back as...

This Amazing and rara Austrian Midcentury Elefant Ceramic sculpture was manufactured by Wienerberger Keramik Austria in the 1950s. TheWienerberger Keramik company, executed the work...

An Assembled Group of Seventeen Sitzendorf Porcelain Monkey Band Figures, Charming as a collection or themed dining table decoration. Priced per figure. Property from the Estate of Fred and Estelle Spector, Chicago, Illinois Fred Spector began violin lessons at the age of five with his uncle J.B. Mazur, concertmaster of the Czar’s Imperial Orchestra in Saint Petersburg. A lifelong Chicagoan, he attended Hyde Park High School and Chicago Musical College. He was a member of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for 47 years (1956 – 2003). He was actually hired into the CSO twice. The first time was in 1948 but the music director was fired shortly after he was hired, and the symphony did not honor any of the contracts of the recently hired musicians. Eight years later he was invited to audition again. At that point, he was conducting Top Banana...

'High Kick' an Art Deco bronze figure of a dancing lady. Excellent deep rich patination.

A spectacular pair of large, life size, cold painted bronze parrots, with hand painted detail, mounted on custom bronze faux bois tripod stands. The pair is probably Austrian in ori...

Carl Auböck Model #4629 'Stufenuhr' Brass Wall Clock Originally designed in the late 1960s by Carl Auböck III, this incredibly refined and sculptural Viennese wall clock is executed...

19th century Austrian cold painted bronze hound fashioned as a paper clip, mounted on a walnut base. These were whimsical pieces that were made int the late Victorian era and early ...

An attractive early 20th Century Art Deco cold painted bronze figure of a young energetic beauty in a dancing pose, exhibiting excellent colour and very fine hand chased surface deta...

19th century Austrian figural group of a family of cats. The group has been cold painted and has vibrant coloring. The male and female cats have stripe...

A dynamic two-beat gait of the horse, in which diagonal pairs of legs (e.g. left hind and right front) are moved simultaneously, followed by a brief suspension phase in which all fou...

Carl Auböck Model #3385 'Atom' Brass Wall Clock Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural Viennese desk clock is executed in polished and darkly patinated brass ...

This lovely vintage Austrian set by Karl Hagenauer of four low bowls, dishes or sculptures definitely have a fish motif. They have black metal over brass surrounded by polished brass...

The levade (French 'se lever' = to rise) is an exercise in classical horsemanship in which the horse shifts its weight onto its bent hind legs, raises its torso at an angle of less t...

This charming antique Austrian bronze sculpture of a cat captures delightful character and fine detailing, crafted in the style of Franz Bergmann, a master of cold-painted bronzes. T...

Austrian (19/20th Cent) bronze figure of a Native American with rifle riding on horse (signed C. KAUBA)

Lot of three ornately cast and cold-painted antique Austrian bronze miniatures of whimsical cats; two sculptures depicting dancing and the other portrays a mother with her kittens sh...

Excellent bronze sculpture: Depiction of the noble hero Parsifal with cloak and large sword standing in front of his decorated horse, based on a flat rectangular bronze base, mounted...

A very fine example of the work of the Bergmann Foundry. He must have really liked this one because it is signed in 2 places on the underside with his seal the letter "B" inside the...

Carl Aubo¨ck model #4059 'Optimist/Pessimist' brass sculpture. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural figure is executed in polished and patinated brass. Can b...

This Amazing and rara Austrian Midcentury Christmas tree was designed by Leopold Anzengruber 1948 and was manufactured by Anzengruber Kerami...

Austrian bronze cat sculpture made in Austria The bronze has small wear due to years of age. It has a small chip on the tail. (see in photos). H:...

Art Deco Hagenauer Werkstätte Reclining Nude Sculpture Bronze sculpture of a reclining figure. The figure is depicted in a relaxed pose, with...

An impressive Austrian bronze study of a muscular fencer in mid lung with excellent golden patina and very fine hand finished surface detail, raised on a decorative integral base, si...

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...

Walter Bosse, Austrian artist and designer (b. 1904, 1974) for Herta Baller. Bird in bronze, 1950s. Walter Bosse was affiliated with Wiener Werkstätte with Josef Hoffmann as his men...

A beautiful whimsical ceramic of two monkeys by the renown Austrian Secessionist Wiener Kunst Keramik. It features glass eyes. It can be lit from the interior and there is a hole in ...

An exceptionally detailed 19th century painted terracotta dog from Austria. In a sitting position, it is hand painted with the original...

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 ...

Early 20th century bronze on Marble slab sculpture of a bronco rodeo cowboy on horse by Austrian artist Carl Kauba. Weighing a heavy 18 pounds with a solid marble base, Kauba has amazing intricate detail from the reins to the cowboys face and horses hoofs. Carl Kauba (1865-1922) Carl Kauba was born August 13, 1865 in Vienna, Austria. The son of a shoemaker, Kauba chose to follow his calling into the world of art. Collectors now rank him in a class with Remington and Russell as one of the great portrayers of American Western. His subjects were typically Native American Indians, Cavalrymen, Cowboys, and Roughriders. In addition to his American bronzes, Kauba produced a lifetime’s worth of Austrian statuary. His work became fully appreciated on both sides of the Atlantic. Carl studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna under professor Laufenberg. Later he would study at the academies under Carl Waschmann and Stefan Schwartz. Next, he went to Paris in 1886 to further study before he set off for the U.S. Kauba’s fascination with the West was fired by the stories of the German writer, Carl May, whose tales of Western adventure were well known throughout Europe. Most authorities feel that he was about twenty-five years old when he traveled widely throughout the American West. He then returned to Austria with voluminous notes, sketches, and several models of Western sculpture...

Viennese Bronze Figurative Group of Cats, by Franz Bergman, circa 1900 A charming and highly expressive Viennese bronze figurative group depicting two cats in a theatrical and humor...

Carl Aubock Patinated Brass "Leaning on Tree Stump Figural Sculpture #4068 designed in the 1950's. Produced by Carl Auböck IV in the original Auböck workshop in Vienna, Austria using...

Cold-painted bronze cat sculpture attributed to Franz Bergmann. Austria, early 20th century.

A large and rare ceramic monochromatic putto holding grapes (Autumn from "The Four Seasons") by Austrian designer Michael Powolny for Gmundner Keramische Werkstatte. First designed b...

Antique historicsm vintage mannequin tailor´s dummy from beech and linen manufactured circa 1890 Austria. The vintage mannequin shows a circular bas...

"Reclining Smoking Boy" by Franz Bergman An excellent early 20th Century Austrian bronze study of a young Arab boy wearing a fez and holding a cigar whilst reclining on a straw rug...

An excellent early 20th Century cold painted Austrian bronze study of an Arab man sat upon an oriental rug next to a table writing. The bronze with excellent vibrant colour and excep...

Vienna bronze hare, circa 1900.

Period Style Mid-Century Modern

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French bulldog signed 'F. Gornick' with Aust-Reich founders mark. With ivorine bone.

A handcrafted group of Frog Musicians, sitting on a bench and two chairs. There is some loss to paint. Otherwise they are very well done.

Fantastic signed Richard Rohac bronze dachshund sculpture. Elegant piece with long exaggerated tail. Signed to the bottom with RR signature. In fine condition with good original ...

Impressive Austrian cold painted silver bronze figure of a naked Art Deco lady in a questioning pose with one hand out, signed Adolph and raised on a tall cy...

Stunning porcelain figure of Joan of Arc, made by Royal Vienna. The highly detailed sculpture with had painted details with a clear mark indication Royal Vienna, artist is Ernst Wahl...

Franz Xavier Bergman Austrian (1861-1936) Bronze, signed "Nam Greb" and "B" on a vase. Height: 13½ inches Width: 7¾ inches Rare large version of "Windy Day", an erotic bronze figure ...

'Takamaka the Reef', is a unique glass sculpture by the Austrian artist Sandra A. Fuchs, created in coral orange, soft blue and yellow / gold glass. Fuchs creates her own multicolore...

We buy many Vienna bronzes by the Bergman foundry. They do capture our imagination. We can safely say that this one is most unusual and whimsical. It's not the children that is part...

Young dancer in an oriental costume with a tight bustier, a long, softly falling green skirt and a diadem on her hair tied at the nape of her neck, posing with her upper body stretch...

This exquisite 18th-century French luminaria sculpture is crafted in petit bronze by renowned sculptor Victor Heinrich Seifert. The piece depicts a graceful woman in classical attire...

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, ...

Antique Vienna cold-painted bronze pheasants, a pair Offered for sale is a pair of Viennese cold-painted bronze figures of pheasants dating to the ea...

A pirouette (Old French 'pirouet' = spinning top) is a movement performed by a horse in equestrianism and a dressage exercise. In particular, the turn around the hindquarters at a ga...

Early 1950s Austrian Walter Bosse Figurine An elegant early 1950s Bosse figurine, crafted in Austria and exemplary of mid-century Austrian bronze design. The piece displays signatur...

Carl Auböck Style Scotch Terrier Art Deco Sculpture from the 1920s. Rare Art Deco sculpture, displaying a lovely scotch terrier, made of black polished wood, on a brass base. Desig...