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Americana

Sat, Aug 4, 2018 11:00AM EDT
Lot 220

White Painted Plaster Bust of Benjamin Franklin, After Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741-1828)

Estimate: $400 - $600
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Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$200 $50
$500 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,500
$100,000 $5,000

Inscribed on the reverse 'Houdon 1778', on a later black painted stand.

17 x 14 1/2 x 10 1/2 in.

Provenance: Darrel Dean Antiques, Washington, D.C.

Condition

Pigment cracks to skull, face, across right lapel and lower section of vest, and in other areas. Brown dirt spot to left hollow cheek. Underside of shoulders unpainted. Chips along lower edge.