This very pretty little cast bronze bust of an Art Nouveau maiden with hair dressed in a chignon tied with a garland of fruit, in an off the shoulder dress with one breast exposed, is a charming miniature in a style more usually seen near to life size - it is only 9.5cm high. Signed A. Zehle with foundry mark 'KKKF Wien' for K.K. KUNST-ERZGIESSERES WIEN
A. Zehle is unexpectedly Ernst Zehle, 1876-1940, who was a painter and sculpture, probably German by origin rather than Austrian. Other examples of his work can be found online but biographical detail beyond dates is distinctly thin.
A miniature Austrian bronze Art Nouveau bust
£110.00Price