Cold-Painted Bronze Group “Figure Dealer on Carpet” - Oriental Antiques Market - H. 7,7 cm

A dealer presenting his statuettes: the bazaar antiques trade in miniature.

This flat, broad scene is best viewed from above, on a coffee table, a desk or in a shallow display case. Antique collectors will see in it a wry reflection of their own passion.

At a glance

• Material: Bronze
• Colour: multicoloured
• Dimensions (W x D x H): 18,5 x 11,2 x 7,7 cm
• Weight: 0,6 kg
• Finish: Lost-wax cast, cold-painted in the Viennese manner

Craftsmanship

After lost-wax casting, the scene is painted by hand in the Viennese technique. The fringed carpet is finely coloured in blue, red, pink and green, the robe yellow, the turban red and yellow. Further little figures stand before the dealer, one on an octagonal table.

Care

The colours are applied cold, not fired. Dust dry with a soft brush only, without water or cleaners.