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Franz Bergmann Inkstand Arab Cold Painted Vienna Bronze Austrian Inkwell
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Franz Bergmann Inkstand Arab Cold Painted Vienna Bronze Austrian Inkwell

1900 - 1920
Description

Franz Xavier Bergmann (AUSTRIAN, 1861-1936),

Fine large cold painted bronze double inkstand

Amphora mark with B stamped to the back, impressed GESCH (geschützt)

Late 19th / early 20th century

Red marble base mounted centrally with a seated Arabian figure with a rifle, mandolin and coffee pot on a carpet, flanked by two inkwells each in the form of Ottoman table.

All in excellent condition with good original painted and gilt surfaces

insignificant edge chip to the marble base

With ceramic inkwell liners

Base 11,1/2" x 6,3/4" or 292mm x 172mm

weight 4242 grams

Physical Dimensions
Height
18cm (7.09")
Width
29cm (11.42")
Depth
17cm (6.69")
Declaration

Andrew Nethercott Antiques has dated this Vienna Bronze Desk Inkstand to the 1910s.

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250420
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Description
Franz Xavier Bergmann (AUSTRIAN, 1861-1936),

Fine large cold painted bronze double inkstand

Amphora mark with B stamped to the back, impressed GESCH (geschützt)

Late 19th / early 20th century

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Red marble base mounted centrally with a seated Arabian figure with a rifle, mandolin and coffee pot on a carpet, flanked by two inkwells each in the form of Ottoman table.
Andrew Nethercott Antiques

All in excellent condition with good original painted and gilt surfaces

insignificant edge chip to the marble base

With ceramic inkwell liners

Base 11,1/2" x 6,3/4" or 292mm x 172mm

weight 4242 grams

Height
18cm (7.09")
Width
29cm (11.42")
Depth
17cm (6.69")
Date of Manufacture

Andrew Nethercott Antiques has dated this Vienna Bronze Desk Inkstand to the 1910s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1137872
Dealers Internal Ref
250420
Andrew Nethercott Antiques
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Archive I A cold-painted Vienna bronze inkstand featuring a seated figure holding a long firearm mounted on a reddish marble slab alongside twin octagonal inkwell boxes.

Franz Bergmann Inkstand Arab Cold Painted Vienna Bronze Austrian Inkwell

Archive II A cold-painted Vienna bronze inkstand featuring a seated figure holding a long firearm mounted on a reddish marble slab alongside twin octagonal inkwell boxes. View II
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A cold-painted Vienna bronze inkstand featuring a seated figure holding a long firearm mounted on a reddish marble slab alongside twin octagonal inkwell boxes.
Franz Bergmann Inkstand Arab Cold Painted Vienna Bronze Austrian Inkwell
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A Vienna cold-painted bronze inkstand is a functional desktop set produced primarily in Austria during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. These objects combine cast bronze figures and ink receptacles with hand-applied unfired paint layers, often portraying Orientalist scenes, wildlife, or genre subjects on a stone or marble base.

These items were cast in bronze using lost-wax or sand-casting techniques and finished with multiple layers of oil-based paints applied after casting without kiln firing. The finished sculptures were frequently mounted on marble, alabaster, or onyx plinths, and sometimes integrated secondary elements such as glass or metal ink liners.

Authentic pieces from the Franz Xaver Bergmann foundry often bear a stamped foundry mark featuring the letter B within a vase-shaped urn, along with Geschutzt (protected/patented) or numerical shape marks. Additional indicators include finely detailed chasing, original polychrome paint displaying natural age wear, and substantial visual weight.

An antique inkstand serves as an architectural accent piece on an executive desk, library console, or sideboard. Pairing the bronze sculpture with dark wood, leather desk blotters, or contemporary streamlined shelving highlights the detailed metalwork through stylistic contrast.

Cold-painted bronze surfaces require gentle dusting with a soft, dry camel-hair brush to avoid removing the delicate unfired paint. Solvents, water, chemical polish, and abrasive liquids must be avoided completely, while placement away from direct sunlight prevents heat damage and paint flaking.
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