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Lot 29
Sale 6128 - American Furniture, Folk and Decorative Arts
Apr 27, 2021
6:00AM ET
null / Philadelphia
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Estimate
$2,500 -
3,500
Price Realized
$2,394
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
Jean-Baptiste Nini (Italian, 1717-1786) A terracotta portrait medallion of Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), France, 1779
Inscribed, "B. FRANKLIN IL DIRIGE LA FOUDRE ET BRAVE LES TIRANS," (He directs lightning and braves tyrants), with impressed crest, signature, and date "1779."
Dia: 6 1/2 in.