Sale 13921
New York
|
13 April 2017
Price realised
USD 10,625
Estimate
AN AUSTRIAN COLD-PAINTED BRONZE FIGURAL LAMP CAST FROM A MODEL BY FRANZ BERGMAN, VIENNA, CIRCA 1910 With hinged mechanism revealing nude bather, the reverse of the hanging cloth stamped B within an urn and GESCH, the base of the tree stamped MADE IN AUSTRIA, electrified 29 in. (73.7 cm.) high
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