Franz Xaver Bergmann
Austria · 1861–1936
Owner of a Viennese foundry who produced numerous patinated and cold-painted bronze Oriental (1861–1936)
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Record prices
metamorphic erotic cold painted bronze model of an owl enclosing a nude girlBonhams · £3,840≈ $4,870≈ €4,512Sign up to see
pair of cold painted bronze models of woodcocksBonhams · £3,813≈ $4,522≈ €4,135Sign up to see
large figural group sculpture, #4639Toomey & Co. · $4,063≈ £3,051≈ €3,583Sign up to see
Franz Xaver Bergmann’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
ArtSell has recorded 23 auction results for Franz Xaver Bergmann between 2001 and 2026, of which 19 sold (83%). A further 3 lots were offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $127Sign up free to see to $4.9kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $4.9kSign up free to see for metamorphic erotic cold painted bronze model of an owl enclosing a nude girl at Bonhams in February 2024. The most common medium is sculpture (16 lots). Most results come from Toomey & Co. (10), Bonhams (6) and Artmark (4).
29 results
- $700≈ £519≈ €601Sign up free to see
- £380≈ $507≈ €437Sign up free to see
- Orientalist boudoir lamp with figures in a kitchen preparing teaAfter the artistSold
- patinated and gilt bronze model of an owlAfter the artist£4,864≈ $6,158≈ €5,867Sign up free to see
- £3,840≈ $4,870≈ €4,512Sign up free to see
- £2,200≈ $2,698≈ €2,528Sign up free to see
- Slave TraderAfter the artist$1,834≈ £1,501≈ €1,725Sign up free to see
- $378≈ £309≈ €356Sign up free to see
- Sold
- Set of two bird figurines, c. 1900$2,016≈ £1,688≈ €1,901Sign up free to see
Also offered, result not published (3)
Lots by Franz Xaver Bergmann that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.
Franz Xaver Bergmann sculpture (16)
Franz Xaver Bergmann: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Franz Xaver Bergmann at auction?
$4,870Sign up free to see, for metamorphic erotic cold painted bronze model of an owl enclosing a nude girl at Bonhams (February 2024) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Franz Xaver Bergmann?
The median sale price is $865Sign up free to see across 18 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Franz Xaver Bergmann have sold at auction?
19 of 23 recorded lots sold between 2001 and 2026. 3 further lots were offered with no published result and are not counted.
Which auction houses sell Franz Xaver Bergmann?
Toomey & Co., Bonhams and Artmark account for the most recorded results. Toomey & Co. · Bonhams · Artmark
Franz Xaver Bergmann signature
3 catalogued lots by Franz Xaver Bergmann record a signature line. Most often: signed.
Form
Signed on back and marked Austria
— Untitled, Clarke Auction Gallery, Jan 11, 2026Signed GESCH
— Austrian Bronze Bust Of A Moor, Lawrences Auctioneers, Oct 15, 2025Im Bereich des Hahnenfußes signiert "F
— Hahn und Salamander, Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden, Sep 20, 2008