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Lot 31
Sale 5204 - American Furniture, Folk and Decorative Arts
Apr 30, 2024
11:00AM ET
Live / Philadelphia
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Estimate
$15,000 -
25,000
Price Realized
$47,625
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
A rare commemorative unglazed porcelain figural group of French King Louis XVI and Benjamin Franklin, attributed to Charles-Gabriel Sauvauge (French, 1741-1827), Niderviller Factory (France, active 1754-1827), circa 1780
The scroll inscribed, “Liberte des Mers," (freedom of the seas), the base side impressed with Niderviller factory mark,
H: 12 ½ in. W: 8 ½ in.