An antique Austrian Vienna cast bronze figurine depicting an English Bull dog, engraved with detailed patterns. Designed by Franz Xavier Bergman, 1861 to 1936. Such items were a very popular product in Austria at the beginning of the 20th century, when Franz Xavier Bergman, 1861 to 1936, opened a foundry in Vienna. Circa: 1890s to 1910s. Franz Xavier Bergman was the owner of a Viennese foundry that produced numerous patinated and cold painted bronzes, Oriental, erotic, and animal figures, the latter often humanized or whimsical, humorous objects dart. Antique European Viennese Bronze Figurines, Figures, Statues, Interior Design, Home Decor, and Collectibles.