Nude Lady Tiger Rug, Rare Franz Bergman Bronze Figurine
Nude Lady Tiger Rug, Very Rare Original Franz Xaver Bergmann Bronze Erotic Figurine, Austrian Namgreb (Bergman) Hallmarked. H 1" x 3" x 5". About Artist: Franz Xaver Bergmann (or Franz Xaver Bergman) (July 27th 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 or "Nam Greb" (Bergman' in reverse). These marks were used to disguise his identity on erotic works.
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Nude Lady Tiger Rug, Very Rare Original Franz Xaver Bergmann Bronze Erotic Figurine, Austrian Namgreb (Bergman) Hallmarked. H 1" x 3" x 5". About Artist: Franz Xaver Bergmann (or Franz Xaver Bergman) (July 27th 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 or "Nam Greb" (Bergman' in reverse). These marks were used to disguise his identity on erotic works.