Bella Vista, AR
Details
- Dimensions
- 8ʺW × 5ʺD × 5ʺH
- Period
- 1900 - 1909
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
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- Materials
- Bronze
- Gold
- Paint
- Sculpting
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Bronze
- Condition Notes
- Age appropriate wear, see description Age appropriate wear, see description less
- Description
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Very rare Franz Bergman Bird bowl with pair of two cockatiels. Extremely life like and perfectly sculpted. These birds are …
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Very rare Franz Bergman Bird bowl with pair of two cockatiels. Extremely life like and perfectly sculpted. These birds are painted in grays and pinks and whites. The feathers are so detailed, down to their small feet. Each bird is perched on the side of a gold tone over bronze bowl. Markings are located underneath the tail feathers. You can see part of the "Bergman" mark as well as a partial "Geschutzt" mark. This is simply a stunning and sweet piece. Upon research we found many bird items but very rare ones on bowls. Excellent example of Bergmans work.
Franz Bergman was an Austrian entrepreneur best known for his Viennese foundry which produced many patina- and cold-painted bronze sculptures of erotic figures, animals, Orientalist scenes, and mythological creatures. Bergman is often misidentified as a sculptor, but he himself was not the original artist for the works—rather, he hired many anonymous sculptors to execute his ideas. He signed many of the erotic works produced by his foundry with the pseudonym Nam Greb, so as to conceal his name from the authorities and avoid penalties for immorality. Born in 1861 in Vienna, Austria, he initially inherited a bronze factory from his father and later opened his own foundry. Bergman died in 1936 in Vienna, Austria.
Please use our photos as part of the description, we have zoomed in for up close views. Small indention in side of bowl lip, does not deter from item, condition good but has age appropriate wear.
Measurements
Bowl 2.5" tall 6" wide
Bird 3.5" long 1.25 " wide (approx)
bottom of bowl to bird top 5"
tail to tail on outside of bowl 7.75"
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