Franz Xaver Bergman - after - Sculpture, Smoking Boy - 20 cm - Cold painted bronze

A charming and finely detailed cold-painted bronze sculpture depicting a young boy lighting a cigarette.

The boy is shown wearing blue shorts with suspenders, a white shirt and a matching cap, with one hand in his pocket and the other raised to light his cigarette.

Executed in the traditional Vienna bronze style, after the work of Austrian sculptor Franz Xaver Bergmann (1861–1936).

Dimensions: 20 × 8 × 8 cm.

Weight: 1.1 kg.

Signature: ManGreb (Bergman spelled in reverse).

Foundry stamp: yes.

Condition: excellent (see images).

A decorative and collectible Vienna-style bronze figurine, mounted on a dark marble base.