Vienna Bronze Gallery presents:


One of the rare scenes we never had before, an Arab barber shaving the head of a young Nubian man.

A truly fine object d’art with great detail; have a closer look. There is even a worn comb in the bag.

Photos speak more than a thousand words, even though they do not do justice to the original.


One of the rare antique cold painted Vienna or Wiener Bronze cast in the traditional lost wax technique (cire perdue) by FRANZ XAVER BERGMANN, the renowned workshop which created great pieces with the highest quality level and the highest collectors and resale value!

The polychrome painting in several different layers is called cold painted since it was not fired.

DIMENSIONS:	c.3 1/8 ” (8 cm) tall and wide, 5 1/8 “ (13 cm) long,
CONDITION:	Good. Minor paint losses. Original paint, no restoration, no repairs, no touch ups! Please do not forget that you are buying a used item that always may show some traces of wear!
Link to our collection of:	ARABS & ORIENTALISM

Franz Bergmann (1838 – 1894) was a professional chaser from Gablonz who came to Vienna and founded a small bronze factory in 1860. His son Franz Xaver Bergmann (1861 – 1936) inherited the Company and opened a new foundry in 1900.

From that time the Bergmann bronzes were marked with the “jar” mark and outstanding works were signed “Nam Greb” (Bergman spelled backwards). Many of the bronzes from the 1900s were still based on designs by Franz Bergmann the elder.

The piece bears the Bergmann logo B in the urn or amphora and is marked AUSTRIA.