Bergmann Foundry - Table lamp - Cold painted bronze
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An Austrian Art Deco cold-painted bronze figural table lamp by Franz Xaver Bergmann (Bergmann Foundry), circa 1910–1920, depicting an Orientalist serving girl carrying a tea or coffee service, with a height of 29 cm, width 8 cm, depth 9 cm, weight 2.4 kg, in excellent condition and not in working order.
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Vienna cold-painted bronze figural table lamp by Franz Xaver Bergmann (1861-
1936), made in Vienna around 1900-1910.
The identification is quite strong from the photographs:
• Maker: Franz Xaver Bergmann / Bergmann foundry, Vienna.
• Subject: an Orientalist serving girl / maid, carrying a tea or coffee service on a tray and holding the lamp.
• Technique: cold-painted bronze, with the original polychrome decoration now largely worn down to a brown/golden patina.
• Mark: the base shows the characteristic "B" within an urn/amphora mark, associated with Bergmann. The large signature appears to read
"Nam Greb", Bergmann written backwards - a particularly useful authentication feature.
Bergmann lamps and figures with this combination of marks are documented.
The tray with coffee pots and cups is especially characteristic of Bergmann's Orientalist "serving girl" models. A closely related Bergmann Harem Serving Girl is documented as a circa-1900 cold-painted bronze carrying a coffee tray.
The wire enters through the original-looking bronze base and the figure's raised arm appears deliberately designed to support the light fitting. Bergmann produced a substantial number of figures specifically as lamps during the early electrical era .
The girl is measuring: H 27cm W 7 cm. D 8 cm without the marble base. Weight 2.4 kg
Vienna cold-painted bronze figural table lamp by Franz Xaver Bergmann (1861-
1936), made in Vienna around 1900-1910.
The identification is quite strong from the photographs:
• Maker: Franz Xaver Bergmann / Bergmann foundry, Vienna.
• Subject: an Orientalist serving girl / maid, carrying a tea or coffee service on a tray and holding the lamp.
• Technique: cold-painted bronze, with the original polychrome decoration now largely worn down to a brown/golden patina.
• Mark: the base shows the characteristic "B" within an urn/amphora mark, associated with Bergmann. The large signature appears to read
"Nam Greb", Bergmann written backwards - a particularly useful authentication feature.
Bergmann lamps and figures with this combination of marks are documented.
The tray with coffee pots and cups is especially characteristic of Bergmann's Orientalist "serving girl" models. A closely related Bergmann Harem Serving Girl is documented as a circa-1900 cold-painted bronze carrying a coffee tray.
The wire enters through the original-looking bronze base and the figure's raised arm appears deliberately designed to support the light fitting. Bergmann produced a substantial number of figures specifically as lamps during the early electrical era .
The girl is measuring: H 27cm W 7 cm. D 8 cm without the marble base. Weight 2.4 kg
Details
Era
1900-2000
Bronze type
Cold painted bronze
Material
Bronze
Manufacturer/brand
Bergmann Foundry
Country of origin
Austria
Style
Art Deco
Condition
Excellent condition: barely used with minimal signs of wear
In working order
No
Height
29 cm
Width
8 cm
Depth
9 cm
Weight
2.4 kg
Estimated period
1910-1920
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