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Large Viennese cold-painted bronze lamp of a mandolin player by Bergman

Creator: Franz Xaver Bergmann - Orientalist / Orientalism
Offered by: Mayfair Gallery

Description
Large Viennese cold-painted bronze lamp of a mandolin player by Bergman

Austrian, c. 1910

Height 39cm, width 15cm, depth 15cm

Crafted around 1910 by Franz Xaver Bergman (Austrian, 1861-1936), this Orientalist sculptural lamp depicts a young woman playing a mandolin and singing. She is sitting on a green cushioned seat while beneath her feet is a polychrome patterned rug draped on two steps. Dressed in typical Orientalist clothing, her beautifully executed facial expression suggests she is in a joyful mood.

Above the main figure is a domed canopy. Its construction includes a pierced window draped by a striped red and gold curtain. A gold shield and a flag also hang on the construction. The domed cover is superbly decorated with trefoil windows filled with coloured glass and is surmounted by a crescent moon which is an important symbol of Islam. A similar motif can also be observed on the flagpole.

The lamp is stamped with a ‘B’ in an urn-shaped cartouche, ‘GESCH’ as well as ‘3’.

The cold-painting technique has been superbly used to highlight even the smallest details of the scene, such as the patterns on the rug or the texture of the seat.

An almost identical example is featured in Joseph Zobel, Antique Vienna Bronzes, page 203.

Artist/Maker: Franz Xaver Bergman

Materials: Bronze, glass

Ref: N-0122H

$15,000

More Information

Documentation:	Documented elsewhere (similar item)
Period:	1900-1919
Materials:	Bronze, glass
Condition:	Good.
Styles / Movements:	Traditional
Dealer Reference #:	N-0122H
Incollect Reference #:	702270

Dimensions

W.	5.91 in;	H.	15.35 in;	D.	5.91 in;
W.	15 cm;	H.	39 cm;	D.	15 cm;

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