FIVE BUSTS OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN 20th Century
FIVE BUSTS OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
20th Century
1) Alva Studios bronze-colored plaster or composite bust on a white socle. Inscribed on side "Houdon F. 1778" and on back "Alva Studios 1956". Height 9".
2) Robert Toth (America, Contemporary) bisque bust on black wooden stand. Incised verso "Friends of Franklin Robert Toth '02". Signed and dated in ink "Robert Toth 05". Total height 9".
3) Bisque bust on footed plinth. Incised verso "CH ... '90". Height 11".
4-5) Two nearly identical bisque busts. One marked on underside "Rouse Parian", height 4", and the other on a wooden stand, total height 5".
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FIVE BUSTS OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
20th Century
1) Alva Studios bronze-colored plaster or composite bust on a white socle. Inscribed on side "Houdon F. 1778" and on back "Alva Studios 1956". Height 9".
2) Robert Toth (America, Contemporary) bisque bust on black wooden stand. Incised verso "Friends of Franklin Robert Toth '02". Signed and dated in ink "Robert Toth 05". Total height 9".
3) Bisque bust on footed plinth. Incised verso "CH ... '90". Height 11".
4-5) Two nearly identical bisque busts. One marked on underside "Rouse Parian", height 4", and the other on a wooden stand, total height 5".
