Sale 1554
London
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18 September 2014
Price realised
GBP 7,500
Estimate
AN AUSTRIAN COLD-PAINTED BRONZE FIGURAL LAMP CAST FROM A MODEL BY FRANZ BERGMAN, VIENNA, LATE 19TH/ EARLY 20TH CENTURY Modelled in the form of sailing figures, the reverse stamped 'B' within an urn and 'Nam Greb', on a circular Portor marble plinth, fitted for electricity 19 in. (48 cm.) high
Provenance
Christie's, New York, 22 April 2004, lot 206.
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