Lot 471
471
Benjamin Franklin, terracotta plaque, 122 mm, by Jean-Baptiste Nini, capped bust left, NINI F. 1777 at truncation of bust, rev. blank, small fleur-de-lis mark, some minor marks and discoloration, an edge knock at about one o'clock, otherwise in excellent condition
UNITED STATES MEDALS
Benjamin Franklin, terracotta plaque, 122 mm, by Jean-Baptiste Nini, capped bust left, NINI F. 1777 at truncation of bust, rev. blank, small fleur-de-lis mark, some minor marks and discoloration, an edge knock at about one o'clock, otherwise in excellent condition

Details
Benjamin Franklin, terracotta plaque, 122 mm, by Jean-Baptiste Nini, capped bust left, NINI F. 1777 at truncation of bust, rev. blank, small fleur-de-lis mark, some minor marks and discoloration, an edge knock at about one o'clock, otherwise in excellent condition
Further details
Jean-Baptiste Nini, produced this plaque and others of Benjamin Franklin while Franklin was in Paris as ambassador to the French court of Louis XVI. During his time in France, Franklin struck up a friendship with Nini and aceepted Nini's hospitality at the castle of Chaumont where he was proprietor.