November 10, 2021 11:00 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, dated "1777"
Inscribed, "B. FRANKLIN AMERICAIN, " the sitter wearing a fur cap, impressed with crest, signature and date, "1777", verso with impressed fleur-de-lis and inscribed in ink, "acheté a Blois en Septembre 1872", old label remnant.
Dia: 4 3/4 in.
Provenance
A California collector.
Sold for $3,024
Estimated at $1,000 - $1,500
Inscribed, "B. FRANKLIN AMERICAIN, " the sitter wearing a fur cap, impressed with crest, signature and date, "1777", verso with impressed fleur-de-lis and inscribed in ink, "acheté a Blois en Septembre 1872", old label remnant.
Provenance
A California collector.
