c. 1850 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Vintage Hand-Carved Wood Bust / Pedestal Base Display

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c. 1850 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Vintage Hand-Carved Wood Bust / Pedestal Base Display
Hand-Carved Wood Bust of BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
c. 1850 (BENJAMIN FRANKLIN) (1706-1790). Vintage Commemorative Bust Image, Hand-Carved Mahogany Wood on a turned Pedestal Base, Choice Extremely Fine.
This is an original, handsome antique classic Bust of Benjamin Franklin from Hand-Carved Mahogany Wood. The Benjamin Franklin Bust measures about 12” tall, which is placed atop a 6” tall custom matching period turned wooden display pedestal base. The likeness and carving is well detailed and impressive, commemorating a middle-aged Benjamin Franklin shown appearing to be deep in contemplative an of Benjamin Franklin or Early American Period collector considering his historic relevance to America and as one of its founding fathers. Rare and ready to place on immediate display.
Benjamin Franklin (January 17, 1706 to April 17, 1790) was a Founding Father and a polymath, inventor, scientist, printer, politician, freemason and diplomat.
Franklin helped to draft the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution, and he negotiated the 1783 Treaty of Paris ending the Revolutionary War. His scientific pursuits included investigations into electricity, mathematics and mapmaking. A writer known for his wit and wisdom, Franklin also published Poor Richard’s Almanack, invented bifocal glasses and organized the first successful American lending library.
Item Number: 103485
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