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Wedgwood Benjamin Franklin Cachepot
Wedgwood Benjamin Franklin Cachepot

Wedgwood Benjamin Franklin Cachepot

Located in Kent, Dover

A Wedgwood cream ware cachepot with attractive scalloped edge depicting Benjamin Franklin.

Category

Vintage 1960s Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin

By Dean Cornwell

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Approximate Date: 1950 Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Right Size: 42.00" x 37.00" PRICE ON REQUEST- This image was used in magazine advertisements and promotion...

Category

1950s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin, with His Life, Written by Himself, 1835
The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin, with His Life, Written by Himself, 1835

The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin, with His Life, Written by Himself, 1835

By Benjamin Franklin

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

Franklin, Benjamin. The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin, Consisting of Essays, Humorous, Moral, and

Category

Antique 1830s American Federal Books

Materials

Leather, Fabric, Paper

19th Century Cast Iron Bust Portrait Plaque of Benjamin Franklin
19th Century Cast Iron Bust Portrait Plaque of Benjamin Franklin

19th Century Cast Iron Bust Portrait Plaque of Benjamin Franklin

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

19th century cast iron bust portrait plaque of Benjamin Franklin Cast iron bust portrait plaque

Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Classical Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Pair of 19th Century Gun Metal Benjamin Franklin Andirons
Pair of 19th Century Gun Metal Benjamin Franklin Andirons

Pair of 19th Century Gun Metal Benjamin Franklin Andirons

Located in Nantucket, MA

A pair of 19th century Benjamin Franklin andirons of exceptional quality and detail, made of the

Category

Antique 1880s American American Colonial Andirons

Materials

Bronze

Rare Patinated Bronze Sculpture of Benjamin Franklin, by A. Carrier-Belleuse
Rare Patinated Bronze Sculpture of Benjamin Franklin, by A. Carrier-Belleuse

Rare Patinated Bronze Sculpture of Benjamin Franklin, by A. Carrier-Belleuse

By Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse

Located in Long Island City, NY, NY

-Belleuse, a highly prolific 19th-century French sculptor, created this depiction of Benjamin Franklin. He

Category

Antique 19th Century French American Classical Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Dish Commemorating Franklin’s Discovery of Electricity by L De Boynes
Dish Commemorating Franklin’s Discovery of Electricity by L De Boynes

Dish Commemorating Franklin’s Discovery of Electricity by L De Boynes

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

Polychrome dish commemorating Benjamin Franklin’s Discovery of Electricity by L De Boynes

Category

Vintage 1950s Machine Age Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Ceramic

Colonial Coffee Service by Royal Copenhagen Porcelain
Colonial Coffee Service by Royal Copenhagen Porcelain

Colonial Coffee Service by Royal Copenhagen Porcelain

By Royal Copenhagen

Located in East Hampton, NY

Adams. Sugar bowl: James Madison Creamer: John Jay Coffee pot: Benjamin Franklin Charger: Thomas

Category

Vintage 1970s Danish Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

$100 Dollar Bill, Pop Art Screenprint on Canvas by Steve Kaufman
$100 Dollar Bill, Pop Art Screenprint on Canvas by Steve Kaufman

$100 Dollar Bill, Pop Art Screenprint on Canvas by Steve Kaufman

By Steve Kaufman

Located in Long Island City, NY

the US one hundred dollar bill on the face side, showing an image of Benjamin Franklin. The piece is

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Canvas, Screen

Geometrie Nascoste Print by Tobia Scarpa Paradisoterrestre Edition
Geometrie Nascoste Print by Tobia Scarpa Paradisoterrestre Edition

Geometrie Nascoste Print by Tobia Scarpa Paradisoterrestre Edition

By Tobia Scarpa, Paradisoterrestre

Located in Ozzano Dell'emilia, IT

numerical configurations of Dürer and Benjamin Franklin.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Prints

Materials

Aluminum

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Terracotta Bust of a Young Boy Signed Houdon
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Terracotta Bust of a Young Boy Signed Houdon

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Terracotta Bust of a Young Boy Signed Houdon

By Jean-Antoine Houdon

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

, inventors and political figures. In 1785 he sculpted Benjamin Franklin upon his invitation to Mount Vernon

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Busts

Materials

Marble

Rare Bronze Plaque Celebrating Penn Relays with Male Nudes, by Tait McKenzie
Rare Bronze Plaque Celebrating Penn Relays with Male Nudes, by Tait McKenzie

Rare Bronze Plaque Celebrating Penn Relays with Male Nudes, by Tait McKenzie

By R. Tait McKenzie 1

Located in Philadelphia, PA

victory laurel from a seated Benjamin Franklin, founder of the university. Robert Tait McKenzie modeled

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Antique American Lightning Rods
Pair of Antique American Lightning Rods

Pair of Antique American Lightning Rods

Located in Hanover, MA

enough to bring a little esprit de Giacometti to your eclectic home. Invention of Benjamin Franklin!

Category

Antique 1870s American Country Architectural Elements

Materials

Copper, Wrought Iron

THE BOOKMAN CHRISTMAS NUMBER. Circa 1895.

THE BOOKMAN CHRISTMAS NUMBER. Circa 1895.

Located in New York, NY

, reminiscent of Benjamin Franklin, browsing through a bookstore with his umbrella wedged between his knees. In

Category

1890s Art Nouveau Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

20thC American Silver-Plated Cigarette Case & Lighter Shaped As A Hundred Dollar
20thC American Silver-Plated Cigarette Case & Lighter Shaped As A Hundred Dollar

20thC American Silver-Plated Cigarette Case & Lighter Shaped As A Hundred Dollar

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

$100 note, the case features Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790) who was an American polymath—scientist

Category

20th Century American Other Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Silver Plate

"Portrait of Young Woman, " Masterpiece by John Gregory, Folger Library Sculptor
"Portrait of Young Woman, " Masterpiece by John Gregory, Folger Library Sculptor

"Portrait of Young Woman, " Masterpiece by John Gregory, Folger Library Sculptor

By John Gregory

Located in Philadelphia, PA

the Rodin Museum, Federal Reserve Bank building and the Benjamin Franklin Bridge in Philadelphia, the

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Walton Ford Pancha Tantra
Walton Ford Pancha Tantra

Walton Ford Pancha Tantra

By Bill Buford, Walton Ford

Located in Los Angeles, CA

inspirations: Vietnamese folktales and the letters of Benjamin Franklin, the autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Books

French 19th Century Terracotta Bust of Madame Récamier, After Jean-Antoine Houdo
French 19th Century Terracotta Bust of Madame Récamier, After Jean-Antoine Houdo

French 19th Century Terracotta Bust of Madame Récamier, After Jean-Antoine Houdo

By Jean-Antoine Houdon

Located in Los Angeles, CA

figures of the Enlightenment. Houdon's subjects include Denis Diderot (1771), Benjamin Franklin (1778-09

Category

Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Vintage George Washington Bust Bookends
Vintage George Washington Bust Bookends

Vintage George Washington Bust Bookends

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

famous 1785 Jean-Antoine Houdon clay bust of Washington. Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin

Category

20th Century American Federal Bookends

Materials

Iron

ANTIQUE JEAN- ANTOINE HOUDON SiGNED LARGE VENUS DE MILO MARBLE STATUE ON PLINTH
ANTIQUE JEAN- ANTOINE HOUDON SiGNED LARGE VENUS DE MILO MARBLE STATUE ON PLINTH

ANTIQUE JEAN- ANTOINE HOUDON SiGNED LARGE VENUS DE MILO MARBLE STATUE ON PLINTH

By Jean-Antoine Houdon

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

political figures of the Enlightenment. Houdon's subjects included Denis Diderot (1771), Benjamin Franklin

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Italian Art Nouveau Statues

Materials

Stone, Marble

The Spectator Joseph Addison & Richard Steele Eight volumes, London, 1812
The Spectator Joseph Addison & Richard Steele Eight volumes, London, 1812

The Spectator Joseph Addison & Richard Steele Eight volumes, London, 1812

Located in Woodbury, CT

Johnson to Benjamin Franklin. Elegant, scholarly, and historically significant, this set stands as both a

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Other Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

18th Century French Oil Portrait of an Elegant Lady, 68x56 cm
18th Century French Oil Portrait of an Elegant Lady, 68x56 cm

18th Century French Oil Portrait of an Elegant Lady, 68x56 cm

Located in Aartselaar, BE

figures of his time, including Louis XVI and Benjamin Franklin. His work is now represented in major

Category

18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Rider's British Merlin 1774 + The Court and City Register
Rider's British Merlin 1774 + The Court and City Register

Rider's British Merlin 1774 + The Court and City Register

Located in Middletown, NY

Benjamin Franklin's most successful commercial endeavor: POOR RICHARD'S ALMANAC. Franklin published them

Category

Antique 18th Century English Books

Materials

Gold Leaf

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    No, Benjamin Franklin did not invent the rocking chair. This common misconception is linked to an erroneous statement made in the book The Rocking Chair: An American Institution, published in 1921. In actuality, rocking chairs were created by English farmers early in the 18th century. Early American examples date back to around 1830. On 1stDibs, find a wide variety of rocking chairs.