{"product_id":"wise-owl-9623_01","title":"Vienna Bronze \"Wise Owl\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eA very fine early 20th Century Vienna bronze study of a standing owl in a contemplative pose with excellent hand chased surface detail and fabulous rich deep brown colour lightly worn to a golden hue in areas\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eADDITIONAL INFORMATION\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeight:                                     17 cm\u003c\/span\u003e                                \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition:                                Excellent Original Condition with light wear to colour\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCirca:                                        1900\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaterials:                                 Cold Painted Bronze\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSKU:                                         9623\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVienna Bronze Wise Owl\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVienna Bronze Figures\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe tradition of Vienna Bronze can be traced to the middle of the 19th century. Around 50 manufacturers resided in Vienna at the turn of the century, as small Austrian bronze sculpture with its fine detail enjoyed great popularity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt this time numerous sculptors and modellers were active in selling their work and models to bronze manufacturers, who then reproduced these. This means that a stamp (hallmark) alone shows who the manufacturer of a Bronze is, but not who the creator was. The artists remained largely unknown. Of course there are several artists whose works are also well-known, such as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Lorenzl, Josef - Artist - Hickmet Fine Arts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=LORENZL%2C%20JOSEF\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLorenzl\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Zach, Bruno - Artist - Hickmet Fine Arts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=ZACH%2C%20BRUNO\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eZach\u003c\/a\u003e, etc. But even they did not work on every piece themselves, only the original model. One had chasers for the subsequent reproduction. Thus there are also differences in price for identical models, depending on the quality of the work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe quality of the final piece depended on how gifted the chaser was and how perfectly he carried out his work. The painting of the final finish too was, and still is, an important factor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnimal figures can occasionally be found for a few hundred pounds, though sculptures in pristine condition and larger figures can be worth several thousand pounds. Value is affected by condition. The cold painted decoration is relatively easy to damage and worn\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Millers Antiques Guide - Enamel\" href=\"http:\/\/www.millersantiquesguide.com\/a-to-z\/enamel\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eEnamel\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewill reduce value considerably.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo view other Vienna Bronze figures – please click\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Vienna Bronze - Hickmet Fine Arts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=VIENNA%20BRONZE\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e","brand":"VIENNA BRONZE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47663894528236,"sku":"9623","price":850.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2614\/8594\/files\/OwlVB.jpg?v=1780571276","url":"https:\/\/hickmet.com\/products\/wise-owl-9623_01","provider":"Hickmet Fine Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}