Antique bronze bird standing on the branch, marked "GESCHÜTZT 1229 DEPOSE"

[micaela]

Hi, I take this bronze bird. And I like know more from here. Who is GESCHÜTZT? Who is the maker, country, time?

Thanks

Micaela

[frogpatch]

He was Austrian from what I read. There are many pieces out there that seem to be "after" him. In other words they are copies of the original that bear his name, made for a secondary market. Pieces seem to be selling in the 100-200 dollar range. Depose is the French word for copyright or trademark

[Rauville]

I'm probably wrong, but I've always thought that the mark of "Geschutzt" translated roughly to "Protected" by patent or copyright.

[KC]

Rauville is correct!  It is German and means protected!

Used in Germany and Austria.

Please identify any initials on the piece! 

[micaela]

Hi, Dont take initial or sign on the piece. The unique I see is geschutzt 2 times, 1229 2 times, and depose.
Regards
Micaela

[Ipcress]

There is a bronze figurine by the celebrated Austrian sculptor Franz Bergman ( sometimes see his name backwards - Namgreb - on items ) which is numbered 1229. However, it's a magpie on it's own.

Look on the tree carefully - do you see any other impressed marks ? Maybe an urn / vase shape ?

Could be the magpie is numbered 1229 and this is a trial piece. Could be a good Chinese fake.

You should have it appraised first hand at a good auction house

[micaela]

I found this
http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/20172/lot/724/

is probably yo tell ipcress

[KC]

Pretty clear why the one at Bonham's warranted such a grand price.  Such a beautiful lifelike piece!

Unfortunately, Micaela, yours isn't finished like that one.

If you search, you will see MANY brass/bronze items with the same markings as yours.

If my eyes aren't deceiving me when I enlarge your markings picture, I am seeing "jul" in left hand section under the GES?!

Also, is that a plug or nail head in the top left hand section?

[frogpatch]

Funny I took German in High School and not French but I knew the French word and not the German. Ich bin dumm Kopf

[ghopper1924]

aber bist du ein Berliner??