$5,040
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000
American Furniture, Folk and Decorative Arts
Auction: April 27, 2021 11:00:00 AM EDT
Inscribed, "B. FRANKLIN AMERICAIN, " the sitter wearing a fur cap, impressed with crest, signature and date, "1777."
Dia: 4 1/2 in.Provenance
Collection of Skyler Liechty.
Note
According to Richard Margolis, there are only three known examples of this medallion. This is one of the rarest forms, and is believed to be the fourth known example.
Literature
See Storelli, A., Jean-Baptiste Nini: Sa Vie--Son Oeuvre 1717-1786 (Impr. A. Mame et fils, 1896), unlisted.