Franz Bergman, Austrian Cold Painted Bronze Chick C.1900

Original Austrian cold painted bronze hatched chick and egg by Franz Bergman, the most famous of the Viennese 'cold painted bronze' artists c1900-20.

Marked with Bergman seal - letter 'B' in an amphora, and marked 'Gerschutz' on underside (German for copyright).

The chick and egg are cast as one piece. The top of the egg lifts off and is separate to the bottom. There is a small natural gap from the casting process between top and bottom of the egg once assembled.

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.

Weight: 511g/ 1.13lbs

Height: 7cm/ 3"

Depth: 5.5cm/ 2.25"

Width: 8.5cm/ 3.5"

Condition: Very good original condition. Some patina wear as shown in photos.

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