Austrian Cold-painted Bronze Vase with an Owl

Description:

Austrian Cold-painted Bronze Vase with an Owl, late 19th/early 20th century, the bird perched on a branch extending from a tree trunk, the owl impressed "GESCHUTZT" and numbered "478," the trunk impressed "BERGMANN GESCHUTZT," ht. 6 1/2 in.
Estimate $500-700

Possibly re-painted. Scattered loss to polychrome enamel.


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