A striking early 20th Century Austrian bronze study of a standing golden pheasant with vibrant cold painted colours and excellent hand chased surface detail, signed with the Bergman ‘B’ in an amphora vase
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Height: 20 cm
Width: 35 cm
Condition: Excellent Original Condition
Circa: 1900
Materials: Cold Painted Bronze
Book Ref Antique Vienna Bronzes by Joseph Zobel
SKU: 9291
ABOUT
Bergman Golden Pheasant
Franz Bergman Sculptures
Bergman Pheasant – Bergman is celebrated for his great attention to detail and wonderful vibrant colours, Franz Xavier Bergman (1861-1936) is, arguably, the most famous of the Viennese cold-painted bronze artists, delighting in producing Oriental, Arab bronze and animal subjects, including Harem beauties, Arab tradesmen, Scribes and Arab Warrior and almost every animal subject that was known at the time.
His father, also Franz Bergman (1838–1894), was a professional chaser (embosser) from Gablonz, Austria who came to Vienna and founded a small bronze factory in 1860. Franz Xavier inherited the company and opened a new foundry in 1900. There he created numerous cold painted (so named because the numerous layers of polychrome paint, applied to the bronze, were not fired to fix them to the metal) figures. Many other bronzes were still based on designs by Franz Bergman, the elder.
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Antique Number: SA1118438
Dateline of this antique is 1900
Height is 20cm (7.9inches)
Width is 35cm (13.8inches)
Depth is 0cm (0.0inches)
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