Deco Interiors has dated this piece to the 1920s.
Signed with "B in urn" on inside rear leg.
Franz Xaver Bergman (or Franz Xaver Bergmann) (1861–1936) was the owner of a Viennese foundry who produced numerous patinated and cold-painted bronze Oriental, erotic and animal figures, the latter often humanized or whimsical, humorous objects d'art.
Bergmann was noted for his detailed and colorful work. He signed with either a letter 'B' in an urn-shaped cartouche.
Deco Interiors has dated this piece to the 1920s.
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