Brunk Auctions
Live Auction

Day 3: Zelle Collection, American & European

Sat, May 14, 2016 09:00AM EDT - Sun, May 15, 2016 09:00AM EDT
Lot 684

Franz Bergmann Cold-Painted Bronze

Estimate: $400 - $700

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
Bell Push, with an E. T. Hurley Letter Opener (Franz Xavier Bergmann, Austrian, 1861-1936), cold-painted bronze bell push in the form of a book with an owl over the cover, floral-decorated rocks, one rock being the bell push, spine of book marked "B" within a vase, 3 x 4-1/8 x 2 in., [good condition, wire cut at spine;] with an E. T. Hurley (Edward Timothy Hurley, American, 1869-1950), cast bronze letter opener with a fish-form handle, pointed blade marked "ETH", 6-1/2 in., [slight bend at tip, otherwise good condition]. Condition: . Provenance: Private Collection