Franz Xavier Bergmann Auction Prices and Value Guide
Franz Xavier Bergmann auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 940 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Franz Xavier Bergmann auction prices: quick answer
Franz Xavier Bergmann auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Franz Xavier Bergmann
- Source records
- 940
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Franz Xavier Bergmann market snapshot
Franz Xavier Bergmann shows deep auction liquidity with 155 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $550. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 16 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-11-17.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (74.2% · 66 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (24.7% · 22 sales)
- $10,000+ (1.1% · 1 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $550
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 16
- Median shift vs prior year
- +22.2%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-11-17
Artist context
About Franz Xavier Bergmann
Born
1861
Died
1936
Nationality
Austrian
Also known as
Franz Xaver Bergmann, Franz Xavier Bergman
Franz Xavier Bergmann, also recorded as Franz Xaver Bergmann and Franz Xavier Bergman, was an Austrian art caster and the owner of a Viennese foundry active in the production of decorative bronzes. Public identity sources give his dates as 1861–1936 and associate his name with the Viennese bronze tradition. The foundry became particularly known for patinated and cold-painted bronze figures. Its repertory included Orientalist subjects, animals, erotic figures, and humorous compositions in which animals were sometimes given human characteristics. Collectors therefore encounter the Bergmann name across a varied group of small decorative objects rather than within a single narrowly defined subject or series. Attribution requires care: the available sources describe Bergmann as the owner and producer behind a foundry, so a work associated with his name should not automatically be presented as a model personally designed by him. Alternate spellings of both his middle name and surname can also appear in reference records and cataloguing.
Viennese bronze traditionAestheticismCold-painted bronzePatinated bronzeOrientalist figuresAnimal figuresWhimsical or anthropomorphic animalsErotic figures
Common works and media
Works encountered under the Bergmann name are most often decorative bronzes with either cold-painted color or a patinated surface. Recorded subjects include Orientalist figures, erotic compositions, animals, and whimsical or anthropomorphic animal scenes. The available sources support describing these as products associated with a Viennese foundry; they do not establish that Bergmann personally designed every model.
Market and appraisal context
Bergmann-related auction material commonly includes cold-painted or patinated bronze figures, especially animal, Orientalist, humorous, and erotic subjects. An appraisal should first establish what kind of object is present and whether its cataloguing refers to the Bergmann foundry, to Franz Xavier Bergmann personally, or only to a stylistic association. The surviving painted or patinated surface is relevant because these finishes are defining features of the documented production. Condition, dimensions, marks, casting quality, restoration, and date may also need examination, but the collected source pack does not document how those factors affect prices. Public auction comparisons should be matched by subject, form, attribution language, sale date, and condition rather than treated as interchangeable examples.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Cold-painted and patinated bronze figures
- Animal and anthropomorphic-animal bronzes
- Orientalist bronze figures
- Erotic bronze figures
Value drivers
- The work type and subject category, including animal, Orientalist, humorous, or erotic compositions
- The bronze's surface treatment, particularly whether it retains cold-painted decoration or a patinated finish
- Whether attribution refers to production by the Bergmann foundry rather than documented personal authorship of a model
- Comparable public auction records, including lot descriptions, sale dates, and realized prices, when available
Appraisal caveats
- The collected sources characterize Bergmann principally as a foundry owner and producer; a name or foundry association should not automatically be treated as proof that he personally designed a particular model.
- The source pack does not provide detailed evidence about foundry marks, dimensions, casting dates, condition grading, restoration, or production chronology.
- The Appraisily artist page was rate-limited during collection, so its individual auction records and market fields could not be inspected for this profile.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, thin source quality.
Data basis
This page is built from Appraisily's public auction market index. Private transactions, incomplete sale feeds, and attribution changes may not be fully represented.
Artist value FAQ
How much is Franz Xavier Bergmann worth?
Comparable public auction sales are the best starting point, but final value depends on the specific artwork, condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence.
Can Appraisily value my Franz Xavier Bergmann artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.