Franz Bergman unique 64cm oriental dancer 'boudoir' figure.

FRANZ XAVIER BERGMAN (1861-1936)
Oriental Dancer.
Cold painted bronze / brass 'boudoir' group.
Circa 1900. Austrian.
Modelled and cast as an exotic dancing girl with hinged lifting skirt, standing on a rug draped over a cylindrical base.
Unsigned.

Never seen before unique size : 64cm

I have bought this sculpture in a family estate in the south of France.
According to family tradition, this figure was displayed at the entrance of a Marseille very special 'club' reserved for men...
It was made to order in such dimension.