Vienna Bronze Table Lamp with Oriental Scene, c. 1920
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Austria, Vienna, 1920
Design: Franz Bergmann (1838-1894) - founder of the Vienna bronze manufactory in 1860
Manufacturer: c. 1920 by Franz Xaver Bergmann (1861-1936)
Electrified
Height: 34.5 cm
Very good condition
Exceptional Bergmann Vienna Bronze in the form of a table lamp with oriental scene, which was quite popular at the time; comparable works fetch up to €20,000 euros at the international auction market
This table lamp was designed by the sculptor Franz Bergmann. The lamp with architectural composition illustrates an oriental scene as it was very popular at that time. With a lot of attention to detail, the sculptor skillfully illustrates an interior scene showing a couple having a tender conversation.
The table lamp is electrified and is in very good overall condition. It is tested functional, however without guaranty to continuous function. The height is 34.5 cm.
Vienna Bronze
The term ‘Vienna Bronze’ refers to very fine cast bronzes from the period of around 1880 to 1930. The very naturalistic small sculptures depict human figures, often with exotic features, humans and animals, humorous illustrations as well as erotica. The bronzes were so fashionable that there were 80 companies in Vienna, which concentrated on these products. A large number of significant artistic works was melted during the world wars to meet the metal needs of the artillery, thus the bronzes are now not only treasures but rare collectibles. The most famous manufacturer of Vienna Bronzes was the Manufactory Bergmann.
Franz Xaver Bergmann (1861-1936)
Franz Xaver Bergmann was the son of a bronze caster Franz Bergmann (1838-1894) who had a small bronze foundry in Vienna. Bergmann inherited the foundry of his father and reopened it in 1900. Many of the designs however, stem from the old sketch books of his father. The foundry was especially famous for its very naturalistic cold painted animal bronzes. Cold painted bronzes differ to fire glazed ones as the glaze can be applied in more layers. The knowledge on how to cold glaze is lost, which makes the Bergmann bronzes especially valuable.
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