Americana: Furniture, Folk Art, Silver, Chinese Export Art, Prints, Photographs, Books, and Historical Documents

Americana: Furniture, Folk Art, Silver, Chinese Export Art, Prints, Photographs, Books, and Historical Documents

View full screen - View 1 of Lot 1022. Attributed to P.P. Caproni and Brother (ca. 1890-1969).

Property from the Robert L. McNeil, Jr. Trust

Attributed to P.P. Caproni and Brother (ca. 1890-1969)

Benjamin Franklin

No reserve

No Reserves

Lot Closed

January 23, 07:01 PM GMT

Estimate

1,500 - 2,500 USD

Lot Details

Description

Attributed to P.P. Caproni and Brother (ca. 1890-1969)

Benjamin Franklin

Plaster

Boston, Massachusetts

Circa 1911


After Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741-1828)


Height 22 1/2 in. by Width 14 in.

MacManus Books, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.

The Franklin bust is listed in P.P. Caproni & Bro., (Boston, MA: Self Published, 1911), cat. no. 543 and https://www.capronicollection.com/collections/bust-sculptures-for-sale/products/benjamin-franklin.

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