Figure - Tänzerin mit Schlange - Cold painted bronze

Rare Viennese Bronze: "Serpent Dancer" – Franz Xaver Bergman (B-punch)

For sale is an exquisite, antique Viennese bronze (cold-painted bronze) of an Oriental dancer with a snake from the world-famous foundry Franz Xaver Bergman.

• Artist / Foundry: Franz Xaver Bergman (signed with the original B-stamp on the base).
• Subject: Oriental / Art Nouveau dancer in a finely worked pose with a snake wrapped around the arm and shoulders.
• Dimensions: approx. 16 cm (height to snake head) × 9 cm (width) × 5 cm (depth).
• Weight: 388 g.
• Condition: Very good antique condition with original patina and preserved polychromy/cold painting.

An authentic collector’s piece and a sought-after antique of Viennese craftsmanship at the turn of the century.
I am liquidating my collection.