What is the history of Viennese cold-painted bronzes?

Originating in Vienna during the late nineteenth century, cold-painted bronzes are cast metal sculptures decorated with multiple layers of unfired oil paints or enamel to create realistic colours and detailed surfaces.

How were antique cold-painted bronze horse figures manufactured?

These figures were cast in bronze using lost-wax or sand-casting methods, followed by meticulous hand-chasing to shape details such as tack and hair before applying layers of paint finish.

How can you identify an authentic Franz Bergman cold-painted bronze?

Authentic Franz Bergman items frequently feature a distinctive urn mark enclosing a letter B, exceptionally fine surface chasing, heavy physical mass, and natural wear patterns to the polychrome layers.

How do you style an antique bronze horse sculpture in a modern interior?

Place the sculpture on a dark wood mantelpiece, executive desk, or bookshelf adjacent to leather-bound books to highlight its metallic tone and detailed saddlery.

How should cold-painted bronze sculptures be cleaned and maintained?

Dust the surface lightly using a soft microfibre cloth or dry soft-bristled brush, avoiding water, solvents, chemical polishes, or abrasive agents that can dissolve the original paint.

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Victorian Austrian Bronze Sculpture Bay Hunter Horse by Franz Bergman

Name: Victorian Austrian Bronze Sculpture Bay Hunter Horse by Franz Bergman
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA1001410
Price: 3395 GBP
Availability: InStock

1900 - 1920

For Sale by Cheshire Antiques Consultant Ltd

Description

1 Beautiful Antique Victorian Collectible Austrian Bronze Sculpture Bay Hunter Horse By Franz Bergman.

Subject in the model form of a a bay hunter horse animal.

Visual beauty such fine craftsmanship which is so realistic, you can see the muscles, reigns and saddle such exceptional detail.

A feature that stands out are the vibrant rich main brown cold painted colour.

Circa 1900 end of Victorian era.

Stamped underneath with the letter B in a cartouche and numbered 3125.

A cute adorable small size being 18.8 cm high and 5 cm wide also 23 cm in depth and weighing just over 1400 grams.

Made from cast bronze.

Origin from Austria.

Very finely modelled and beautifully cast.

Franz Xavier Bergman(n) (July 27, 1861 – January 1, 1936)[ was the owner of a Viennese foundry who produced numerous patinated and cold-painted bronzes, Oriental, erotic, and animal figures, the latter often humanized or whimsical, humorous objets d'art.

Bergmann was noted for his detailed and colorful work. He signed with either a letter 'B' in an urn-shaped cartouche or 'Nam Greb' – 'Bergman' in reverse. These marks were used to disguise his identity on erotic works.

His father, Franz Bergmann (September 26, 1838 – 1894), was a professional chaser from Gablonz who came to Vienna and founded a small bronze factory in 1860. Franz Xavier Bergmann inherited the company and opened a new foundry in 1900. Many of the bronzes from the 1900s were still based on designs from his father's workshop

An ideal collectors present.

Condition report.

Offered in fine used patina condition.

Having some noticeable patina wear, stains, scuffs, scratches, marks commensurate with usage & old age. It has also had some paint re touch ups in areas mainly to the lower legs and the tail also ears, 1 of the stirrups is missing from 1 side.

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Dimensions in centimetres

High (18.8 cm)

Depth front to back (23 cm)

Width (5 cm)

Physical Dimensions

Height

188cm (74.02")

Width

5cm (1.97")

Depth

23cm (9.06")

Declaration

Cheshire Antiques Consultant Ltd has dated this Austrian Bronze Horse Sculpture to the 1900s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA1001410

Dealers Internal Reference

478

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Description

1 Beautiful Antique Victorian Collectible Austrian Bronze Sculpture Bay Hunter Horse By Franz Bergman.

Subject in the model form of a a bay hunter horse animal.

“

Visual beauty such fine craftsmanship which is so realistic, you can see the muscles, reigns and saddle such exceptional detail.

Cheshire Antiques Consultant Ltd

fig 1. A Victorian cold-painted bronze figure depicting a standing bay hunter horse complete with detailed saddle and bridle. — fig 1. Victorian Austrian Bronze Sculpture Bay Hunter Horse by Franz Bergman

A feature that stands out are the vibrant rich main brown cold painted colour.

Circa 1900 end of Victorian era.

Stamped underneath with the letter B in a cartouche and numbered 3125.

A cute adorable small size being 18.8 cm high and 5 cm wide also 23 cm in depth and weighing just over 1400 grams.

fig 2. A Victorian cold-painted bronze figure depicting a standing bay hunter horse complete with detailed saddle and bridle. — fig 2. Victorian Austrian Bronze Sculpture Bay Hunter Horse by Franz Bergman

Made from cast bronze.

Origin from Austria.

Very finely modelled and beautifully cast.

Franz Xavier Bergman(n) (July 27, 1861 – January 1, 1936)[ was the owner of a Viennese foundry who produced numerous patinated and cold-painted bronzes, Oriental, erotic, and animal figures, the latter often humanized or whimsical, humorous objets d'art.

fig 3. A Victorian cold-painted bronze figure depicting a standing bay hunter horse complete with detailed saddle and bridle. — fig 3. Victorian Austrian Bronze Sculpture Bay Hunter Horse by Franz Bergman

Bergmann was noted for his detailed and colorful work. He signed with either a letter 'B' in an urn-shaped cartouche or 'Nam Greb' – 'Bergman' in reverse. These marks were used to disguise his identity on erotic works.

fig 4. A Victorian cold-painted bronze figure depicting a standing bay hunter horse complete with detailed saddle and bridle. — fig 4. Victorian Austrian Bronze Sculpture Bay Hunter Horse by Franz Bergman

His father, Franz Bergmann (September 26, 1838 – 1894), was a professional chaser from Gablonz who came to Vienna and founded a small bronze factory in 1860. Franz Xavier Bergmann inherited the company and opened a new foundry in 1900. Many of the bronzes from the 1900s were still based on designs from his father's workshop

fig 5. A Victorian cold-painted bronze figure depicting a standing bay hunter horse complete with detailed saddle and bridle. — fig 5. Victorian Austrian Bronze Sculpture Bay Hunter Horse by Franz Bergman

An ideal collectors present.

Condition report.

Offered in fine used patina condition.

Having some noticeable patina wear, stains, scuffs, scratches, marks commensurate with usage & old age. It has also had some paint re touch ups in areas mainly to the lower legs and the tail also ears, 1 of the stirrups is missing from 1 side.