Franz Bergmann (1861–1936) Austrian, (2) Orientalist Cold Painted Bronze Bookends. Pair of 19th-century Vienna cold-painted bronze Orientalist bookends depicts a kneeling figure in prayer and a snake charmer playing an instrument, each set against Moorish architectural archways and colorful woven carpets. Marked Austrian on base. Unsigned.

Size: 4 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 6 in.

Franz Bergmann (1861–1936) was an Austrian sculptor and metalworker best known for his finely detailed, polychrome cold-painted bronze figures and Orientalist subjects, produced in Vienna in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He founded the Bergmann foundry, which became particularly noted for small bronzes depicting animals, exotic figures, street scenes, and theatrical or erotic subjects, often marked with a “B” within an amphora-shaped cartouche or the name “Bergmann.” His works are widely collected for their craftsmanship, intricate coloration, and representation of the decorative arts of fin-de-siècle Vienna.

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