Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 12th April 2017

Lot 493

An Austrian cold painted orientalist bronze figure of a whirling dervish

Estimate £500 - £700 | Hammer £800

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Description

An Austrian cold painted orientalist bronze figure of a whirling dervish, standing with his arms crossed, the base of his cloak stamped with a 'B in a vase' for Franz Bergman, early 20th century, 16.5cm high.

See Joseph Zobel, Antique Vienna Bronzes, p. 147 for an identical bronze.