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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF STUART KARU
TWO STAFFORDSHIRE PORTRAIT FIGURES OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
1785-1800 AND CIRCA 1850
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TWO STAFFORDSHIRE PORTRAIT FIGURES OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
1785-1800 and CIRCA 1850
The smaller in pearlware, after the Ralph Wood model of earlier in the 18th century, the square base titled 'FRANKLIN' at the front; the larger a Victorian portrait of Benjamin Franklin standing in contrapposto with his tricorne hat against his left hip, a document in his right hand, incorrectly titled across the front of the base General Washington
15 in. (38 cm.) high, the larger; 11 in. (28 cm.) high, the smaller (2)
1785-1800 and CIRCA 1850
The smaller in pearlware, after the Ralph Wood model of earlier in the 18th century, the square base titled 'FRANKLIN' at the front; the larger a Victorian portrait of Benjamin Franklin standing in contrapposto with his tricorne hat against his left hip, a document in his right hand, incorrectly titled across the front of the base General Washington
15 in. (38 cm.) high, the larger; 11 in. (28 cm.) high, the smaller (2)
Provenance
Anonymous sale, Christie's South Kensington, London, 19 July 1988, lot 164 (the larger).
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