Profile of a man on the left, Benjamin Franklin in the antique style (1706 - 1790)
Patinated bronze medallion, inscription on the circumference of the medallion "ERIPUIT COELO FULMEN SCEPTRUMQUE TRANNIS NINI F 1779", punctuated with lightning rods and lightning, trace of signature under the edge of the bust I B NINI with a coat of arms. Bears the mark of the founder Eck and Durand on the back.
Diameter : 15,2 cm
An example in stamped terracotta is kept in the museum of Blois, Nevers, Blérancourt, Chateauroux, Boston (Athenaeum), Cleveland (Western Reserve Historical Society), New Haven (Yale University Library), the British Museum, the Petit Palais, the Château de Chaumont and in a private collection in New-Jersey
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