Austrian Erotic Metamorphic Cold-painted Bronze Group

Description:

Austrian Erotic Metamorphic Cold-painted Bronze Group, late 19th/early 20th century, the upright Egyptian sarcophagus opening to reveal a nude woman, bearing incised "Nam Greb" and impressed "B" within a vasiform mark for Franz Bergman, base stamped "AUSTRIA" and "GESCHUTZT," ht. 8 1/2 in.
Estimate $600-800

Scattered loss/rubbing to gilt and polychrome enamel and nicks to bronze.


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