A CIRCULAR ORMOLU-MOUNTED FRENCH BISCUIT PORCELAIN PROFILE RELIEF PORTRAIT OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
A CIRCULAR ORMOLU-MOUNTED FRENCH BISCUIT PORCELAIN PROFILE RELIEF PORTRAIT OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN

LATE 18TH CENTURY

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A CIRCULAR ORMOLU-MOUNTED FRENCH BISCUIT PORCELAIN PROFILE RELIEF PORTRAIT OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
LATE 18TH CENTURY
Depicted facing left wearing a coat, the leaf-cast frame with a circular hook, the reverse to plaque inscribed in ink in an 18th century hand 'Manufacture... Porcelaine de Paris', the reverse to ormolu backplate with a paper label inscribed 'Manufacture nationale de Porcelain de Sevres...[illegible signature]' and '31'
6 in. (15 cm.) diameter overall

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