Pre-Veteran's Day Americana Auction
By NH Auctions and Appraisals LLC
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Nov 6, 2021
41B Main Street Goffstown NH 03045, United States
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This sale has numerous rare items for auction to include; 1. A collection of rare maps to including a first edition Montresor map of New York ordered by General Gage, a Johannes van Kuelen map of the Hudson and New York; the Hermann Moll "Beaver Map"; the 1800 Plan of District of Columbia Washington; several others 2. Currier & Ives lithographs of the City of New York and the Port of New York. 3. Founder's portraits of Washington, Jefferson, and Hamilton. 4. Seven reverse paintings on glass of Washington and Lafayette. 5. Houdon Washington sculpture and Washington marble sculpture 6. Several eagles to include a pair of eagle brackets, a carved eagle, and an eagle mirror. 7. Fine furniture to include an Effingham Embree Tall Clock, Seymour card table and dining table, two pairs of New York painted chairs, MA and VT sideboards, New Hampshire painted stand; several work tables and nightstands 8. Other collectibles to include, globes, boxes, Palmer Sundial, landscapes, and documents 9. Several textiles to include two 1821 cloth Declaration of Independence and Death of Washington textile 10. Unique items such as a large GAR poster; Balloon poster of 1831, old Railroad poster http://www.withingtonauction.com/
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LOT 49:
Ben Franklin and the Ladies
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Sold for: $850
Price including buyer’s premium:
$
850
Start price:
$
250
Estimate :
$500 - $1,000
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Ben Franklin and the Ladies
This large, framed lithograph titled, " Franklin at the Court of France 1778" is a well known image in most US history books. The scene was published in Philadelphia, engraved in London, and printed first in Brussels. Benjamin was quite a womanizer, having relations Anna-Louise d`Hardancourt Brillon de Jouy. And Madame Helvetius. And Margaret Stevenson. And Polly Hewson. And Madame Foucault. And Countess Diane de Polignac. And Countess Wilhelmina Golowkin. And Catherine Ray. And Georgiana Shipley. And Madame Le Veillard. And Madame Le Roy. And Countess Houdetot. and so on. This copy original lithograph depicts Benjamin Franklin, the American Minister at the Court of France, receiving a laurel wreath from Countess Diana Polignac. Amid the elegant finery of the French aristocracy, Franklin is easily identifiable, clothed simply in a brown suit. The event depicted is a celebration after the signing of the Treaty of Amity and Commerce and the Treaty of Alliance, which was signed February 6, 1778, in Paris. These agreements established a commercial alliance that provided financial aid and authorized military support for the American colonies during the Revolutionary War. Date: 1853 Dimensions: Inside 41" Length 32" Height, Frame 49" length 40 Height
Condition: Good condition. Some foxing around border. Small losses on frame
