A finely cast Orientalist bronze composition depicting a Bedouin calligrapher seated on a traditional Eastern carpet next to an open folio. Highly detailed and neatly cold painted. Illegibly marked on the underside. Dated from the late 19th to the early 20th century. Attributed to Franz Xaver Bergman, Austrian, 1838 to 1894. Franz Xavier Bergman was the owner of a Viennese foundry who produced numerous patinated and cold-painted bronzes, Oriental, erotic, and animal figures, the latter often humanized or whimsical, humorous objects d art. Oriental Bronze For Collectors, European Metalwork, Decorative Art, Antiques And Collectibles For Home Decor.