April 27, 2021 10:00 EST
American Furniture, Folk and Decorative Arts
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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.
Provenance
Collection of Skyler Liechty.
Sold for $2,394
Estimated at $2,500 - $3,500
Inscribed, "B. FRANKLIN IL DIRIGE LA FOUDRE ET BRAVE LES TIRANS," (He directs lightning and braves tyrants), with impressed crest, signature, and date "1779."
Provenance
Collection of Skyler Liechty.
Literature
See Storelli, A., Jean-Baptiste Nini: Sa Vie--Son Oeuvre 1717-1786 (Impr. A. Mame et fils, 1896), LXVII.
