April 19, 2016 10:00 EST
American Furniture, Decorative & Folk Art
84
Neoclassical carved giltwood looking glass with jasperware portrait medallion of Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
continental, late 18th century
The portrait medallion marked, "Dr. Franklin" and "Wedgwood" on verso.
H: 38 in. W: 18 in.
Sold for $5,312
Estimated at $4,000 - $6,000
The portrait medallion marked, "Dr. Franklin" and "Wedgwood" on verso.
The portrait medallion of Dr. Franklin appeared in the Wedgwood catalogue of 1787 under the heading "Illustrious Moderns." It was available in basalt or blue on white jasperware.
