In the beginning of the XXth century, sculptors in bronze created numerous statuettes of animals. In this item, Franz Bergmann, wanting to be as realistic as possible, has combined a beautifully coloured bronze for the body of the insect with celluloid for its wings in order to make them lighter.
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