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Early 20th Century Austrian Bronze Sculpture "Standing Pig" by Franz Bergman
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Early 20th Century Austrian Bronze Sculpture "Standing Pig" by Franz Bergman

1900 - 1920
Description

A very fine early 20th Century Austrian bronze study of a standing pig with excellent gilt colour and very fine hand finished surface detail, signed with the Bergman 'B' in an amphora vase

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Height: 3 cm

Width: 10 cm

Depth: 3 cm

Condition: Excellent Original Condition

Circa: 1900

Materials: Cold Painted Bronze

Book Ref Antique Vienna Bronzes by Joseph Zobel

SKU: 9331

ABOUT

Bergman Pig

Franz Bergman Sculptures

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.

Animal Subjects

Animal figures can, occasionally, be found for a few hundred pounds, though sculptures in pristine condition and larger figures can be worth several thousand pounds. Value is affected by condition. The cold painted decoration is relatively easy to damage and worn Enamel will reduce value considerably. Restoration can also reduce the value considerably, especially when done in a non-sympathetic manner.

Physical Dimensions
Height
3cm (1.18")
Width
10cm (3.94")
Depth
3cm (1.18")
Declaration

Hickmet Fine Arts has dated this Vienna Bronze Pig Sculpture to the 1900s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1132597
Dealers Internal Reference
9331
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Description
A very fine early 20th Century Austrian bronze study of a standing pig with excellent gilt colour and very fine hand finished surface detail, signed with the Bergman 'B' in an amphora vase

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

fig 1. An early twentieth-century cast bronze sculpture depicting a standing pig with detailed facial features and textured skin, finished in a warm golden-brown patina.
fig 1. Early 20th Century Austrian Bronze Sculpture "Standing Pig" by Franz Bergman

Height: 3 cm

Width: 10 cm

Depth: 3 cm

Condition: Excellent Original Condition

fig 2. An early twentieth-century cast bronze sculpture depicting a standing pig with detailed facial features and textured skin, finished in a warm golden-brown patina.
fig 2. Early 20th Century Austrian Bronze Sculpture "Standing Pig" by Franz Bergman

Circa: 1900

Materials: Cold Painted Bronze

Book Ref Antique Vienna Bronzes by Joseph Zobel

SKU: 9331

fig 3. An early twentieth-century cast bronze sculpture depicting a standing pig with detailed facial features and textured skin, finished in a warm golden-brown patina.
fig 3. Early 20th Century Austrian Bronze Sculpture "Standing Pig" by Franz Bergman

ABOUT

Bergman Pig

Franz Bergman Sculptures

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.

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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.
Hickmet Fine Arts

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.

fig 4. An early twentieth-century cast bronze sculpture depicting a standing pig with detailed facial features and textured skin, finished in a warm golden-brown patina.
fig 4. Early 20th Century Austrian Bronze Sculpture "Standing Pig" by Franz Bergman

Animal Subjects

Animal figures can, occasionally, be found for a few hundred pounds, though sculptures in pristine condition and larger figures can be worth several thousand pounds. Value is affected by condition. The cold painted decoration is relatively easy to damage and worn Enamel will reduce value considerably. Restoration can also reduce the value considerably, especially when done in a non-sympathetic manner.

Height
3cm (1.18")
Width
10cm (3.94")
Depth
3cm (1.18")
Date of Manufacture

Hickmet Fine Arts has dated this Vienna Bronze Pig Sculpture to the 1900s.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1132597
Dealers Internal Ref
9331
Hickmet Fine Arts
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Established in 1936, hickmet fine arts is an international family run antiques business

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Hickmet Fine Arts is a registered member of LAPADA  BADA  CINOA

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Archive I An early twentieth-century cast bronze sculpture depicting a standing pig with detailed facial features and textured skin, finished in a warm golden-brown patina.

Early 20th Century Austrian Bronze Sculpture "Standing Pig" by Franz Bergman

Archive II An early twentieth-century cast bronze sculpture depicting a standing pig with detailed facial features and textured skin, finished in a warm golden-brown patina. View II
Archive III An early twentieth-century cast bronze sculpture depicting a standing pig with detailed facial features and textured skin, finished in a warm golden-brown patina. View III
Archive IV An early twentieth-century cast bronze sculpture depicting a standing pig with detailed facial features and textured skin, finished in a warm golden-brown patina. View IV
Archive V An early twentieth-century cast bronze sculpture depicting a standing pig with detailed facial features and textured skin, finished in a warm golden-brown patina. View V
Archive VI An early twentieth-century cast bronze sculpture depicting a standing pig with detailed facial features and textured skin, finished in a warm golden-brown patina. View VI
Archive VII An early twentieth-century cast bronze sculpture depicting a standing pig with detailed facial features and textured skin, finished in a warm golden-brown patina. View VII
Archive VIII An early twentieth-century cast bronze sculpture depicting a standing pig with detailed facial features and textured skin, finished in a warm golden-brown patina. View VIII
Archive IX An early twentieth-century cast bronze sculpture depicting a standing pig with detailed facial features and textured skin, finished in a warm golden-brown patina. View IX
Archive X An early twentieth-century cast bronze sculpture depicting a standing pig with detailed facial features and textured skin, finished in a warm golden-brown patina. View X
Archive XI An early twentieth-century cast bronze sculpture depicting a standing pig with detailed facial features and textured skin, finished in a warm golden-brown patina. View XI
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An early twentieth-century cast bronze sculpture depicting a standing pig with detailed facial features and textured skin, finished in a warm golden-brown patina.
Early 20th Century Austrian Bronze Sculpture "Standing Pig" by Franz Bergman
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Vienna bronzes became globally celebrated during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, produced by renowned Austrian foundries known for capturing realistic animal subjects and human figures with exceptional fine detail.

These sculptures were cast in solid bronze using lost-wax casting methods, followed by hand-chasing to refine surface textures and finished with specialized chemical patination or cold-painted enamels.

Authentic pieces often feature specific foundry marks, such as the letter B within a vase for Franz Bergman, alongside sharp hand-chased skin textures, precise anatomical modelling, and age-appropriate patination.

Small bronze figures work exceptionally well placed atop a stack of design books, integrated within a bookshelf display, or positioned on a writing desk as a tactile accent.

Dust the item regularly using a soft, dry camel-hair brush or microfibre cloth, avoiding liquid chemicals, brass polishes, or abrasives that can strip the delicate original surface patina.
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