Benjamin Franklin Bust
"Washington and His Generals" Engraving by A. H. Ritchie, circa 1870
By Alexander Hay Ritchie
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
a bust of Benjamin Franklin and the classical furnishings, are also very finely engraved.
This
Category
Antique 1870s American Federal Prints
Materials
Paper
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Terracotta Benjamin Franklin, after Houdon
Located in North Egremont, MA
Terracotta bust of Benjamin Franklin, after Jean-Antoine Houdon. This bust seems to have been cast
Category
Antique 19th Century Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
American Patinated Bronze Bust of Benjamin Franklin, C. 1850
Located in Queens, NY
An American patinated bronze bust of Benjamin Franklin, C. 1850
Very nice quality and perfect
Category
Antique 19th Century American American Classical Busts
Materials
Bronze
Sèvres Bust of Benjamin Franklin after Jean-Antoine Houdon
By Jean-Antoine Houdon, Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in New Orleans, LA
Benjamin Franklin is one of the most important figures in American and world history. This Sèvres
Category
20th Century French Busts
Materials
Porcelain
Terracotta Bust of Benjamin Franklin, After Houdon, 19th Century
By Jean-Antoine Houdon
Located in Spencertown, NY
The bust is after the Houdon model done in 1778
Category
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Busts
Materials
Terracotta
After Jean-Antoine Houdon a Bronze Bust of Benjamin Franklin
By Jean-Antoine Houdon
Located in Queens, NY
After Jean-Antoine Houdon (French, 1741-1828) a bronze bust of Benjamin Franklin on a white marble
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Rare Pair of American Bronze Busts of George Washington and Benjamin Franklin
By Jean-Antoine Houdon
Located in Queens, NY
A rare pair of American bronze busts of George Washington and Benjamin Franklin, circa 1820
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American American Classical Busts
Materials
Bronze
French Patinated Bronze Sculpture of Benjamin Franklin, 19th Century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A most crisp casting of Benjamin Franklin, this gorgeous work of art features a surface positively
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Busts
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Bronze Bust of Benjamin Franklin
Located in New York, NY
19th century bronze bust of Benjamin Franklin. After Jean-Antoine Houdon. Measure: 8.25" H.
Category
Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Washington and His Generals" Hand-Colored First Edition Engraving, Circa 1856
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
identification of most possible. The surrounding detail, including a bust of Benjamin Franklin, are also very
Category
Antique 1850s Prints
H 36 in W 48 in D 2.5 in
"Washington and His Generals" Antique Engraving by A.H. Ritchie, circa 1870
By Alexander Hay Ritchie
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Houdon in Richmond, Virginia. The surrounding details of the room, including a bust of Benjamin Franklin
Category
Antique 1870s American Prints
Materials
Paper
American Patinated Bronze Bust of Benjamin Franklin, C. 1850
Located in Long Island City, NY
An American patinated bronze bust of Benjamin Franklin, C. 1850
Very nice quality and perfect
Category
Antique 19th Century Unknown Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Bust of Benjamin Franklin
Located in Hudson, NY
Bust of Benjamin Frankllin in a composite material
Category
Antique 19th Century American Sculptures
Bust of Benjamin Franklin
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Plaster full bodied cast bust of the great patriot, scientist,
printer, publisher
Category
Antique 19th Century Sculptures
Materials
Paint
Large Bronze Bust of Benjamin Franklin by John J. Boyle
By John J. Boyle
Located in Minneapolis, MN
One of two known bronze bust sculptures of Benjamin Franklin by noted American artist John J. Boyle
Category
Antique 19th Century American Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Portrait Busts of Washington and Franklin
Located in Oaks, PA
19th century portrait busts of George Washington and Benjamin Franklin. Each bust finely but
Category
Antique 19th Century American American Classical Busts
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
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A History of the American People, Signed by Woodrow Wilson, Alumni Edition #29 o
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Woodrow Wilson. A History of the American People. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1902. Alumni Edition #29 of 350 copies. Volume I signed by Woodrow Wilson on limitation page. 5 Volumes...
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Books
Materials
Paper
$6,360 Sale Price
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H 11.25 in W 11 in D 7.25 in
American Hepplewhite Mahogany Bow Front Satinwood Inlaid Sideboard, Circa 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
American Hepplewhite Mahogany bow front satinwood string inlaid sideboard cross banded with kings wood, lion head pull brasses, inlaid diamond escutcheons with key, three upper drawe...
Category
Antique 1780s American Hepplewhite Sideboards
Materials
Brass
$32,000
H 43.5 in W 72 in D 26.5 in
George Washington Portrait
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a portrait painting of an American President titled " George Washington"
Category
Late 20th Century American Federal Paintings
Materials
Ash
Art Deco Chrome Cocktail Shaker with Red Bakelite Handle
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Art Deco Chrome Cocktail Shaker with Red Bakelite Handle
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Barware
Materials
Chrome
American Oil on Canvas Ship Captain with Spyglass in Orig, Gilt Frame, C. 1840
Located in Charleston, SC
American portrait oil on canvas of a young ship captain holding a spyglass with a sailing ship, crew in rowboat, and gulls in lower background mounted in the original decorative gilt...
Category
Antique 1840s American American Empire Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Wood, Giltwood, Paint
$18,500
H 37 in W 32 in D 2 in
"The President's House, From Washington" Print, after William Henry Bartlett
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a charming, hand colored engraving of “The President’s House, From Washington.” The engraving is after William Henry Bartlett’s “The President's House, From The River,” ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Victorian Prints
Materials
Paper
$1,875
H 25.63 in W 31.5 in D 1 in
A Large Primitive Early 18Th C. Black Terracotta Portuguese Vessel Wabi Sabi
Located in London, GB
A large early 18th C. black terracotta vessel from the Trás-os-Montes region of north east Portugal.
Originally used for the storage of oil/wine.
Heavily patinated with ripply text...
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Portuguese Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Terracotta
$3,273
H 26.78 in W 22.05 in D 22.05 in
Napoleons Retreat From Russia, 19th Century French School Large Napoleonic Wars
Located in Blackwater, GB
Napoleons Retreat From Russia, 19th Century
French School Large Napoleonic Wars Scene
Large 19th Century French School Napoleonic Wars Scene of Napoleon retreating following the in...
Category
19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$6,138
H 32 in W 38 in
20th Century French Modern Interior Oil on Canvas Painting by Daniel Clesse
By Daniel Clesse
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A blue-red, vintage French Mid-Century modern abstract interior oil on canvas painting of a color field, painted by Daniel Clesse in good condition. Singed on the lower left. Wear co...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
$17,400
H 44 in W 56.75 in D 1.75 in
Early 19th Century Portrait of Naval Captain William Compton Bolton
Located in Nantucket, MA
Early 19th Century Portrait of Naval Captain William Compton Bolton (Anglo-American: 1799 - 1849), circa 1830s, an oil on canvas half-length portrait of a sea captain holding a spygl...
Category
Antique 1830s American Federal Paintings
Materials
Canvas
1859 "Map of the United States of America..." by J. H. Colton
By J.H. Colton
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is an 1859 “Map of the United States of America, the British Provinces, Mexico, the West Indies and Central America with Part of New Granada and Venezuela” by John Hutchins...
Category
Antique 1850s American Maps
Materials
Paper
19th Century China Trade Ship Portrait of the American Clipper Ship ORIENTAL
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century China Trade Ship Portrait of the American Clipper Ship ORIENTAL, under full sail on starboard tack leaving Hong Kong Harbor for Boston, with other ships and junk in back...
Category
Antique 1850s Hong Kong Chinese Export Paintings
Materials
Canvas
$15,500
H 28 in W 32.5 in D 1.5 in
George Washington Engraving by H. B. Hall, after William Birch
By William Birch
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a handsome engraved portrait of George Washington by artist H. B. Hall. This engraving was published in New York, in a limited edition of 125 impressions. The engraving ...
Category
Antique 19th Century American Federal Prints
Materials
Paper
1864 Engraving of Lincoln's "Proclamation of Emancipation" by Charles Shober
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This 1864 engraving features the Emancipation Proclamation in elaborate calligraphic text, with five patriotic vignettes and a small portrait of Lincoln. This is the second issue of ...
Category
Antique 1860s American American Classical Prints
Materials
Paper
$6,500
H 32.25 in W 26.63 in D 1.5 in
Antique English Mahogany Glass Front Bureau Bookcase, circa 1830
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English mahogany glass front Bureau bookcase with Fitted Interior, circa 1830.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany, Glass
The Great Republic by the Master Historians, Edited by Charles Morris, 4 Vols
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Morris, Charles (editor). The Great Republic by the Master Historians. New York, Pittsburgh, Chicago: The R. S. Belcher Co., 1902. Rebound in 3/4 brown leather and marbled boards, wi...
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
$950
H 8.38 in W 6 in D 1.63 in
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At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal benjamin franklin bust for your home. A benjamin franklin bust — often made from metal, bronze and stone — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect benjamin franklin bust — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A benjamin franklin bust, designed in the neoclassical or Louis XVI style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made benjamin franklin bust over the years, but those crafted by Jean-Antoine Houdon, George Lundeen and Alexander Hay Ritchie are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Benjamin Franklin Bust?
Prices for a benjamin franklin bust start at $1,200 and top out at $39,500 with the average selling for $4,000.
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