METAL SCULPTURE OF A SEATED BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Late 19th

METAL SCULPTURE OF A SEATED BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
Late 19th Century
Unsigned. Accompanying note from Israel Sack, Inc. states "Typical of the Victorian flair is the placement of Franklin in the chair, seated, yet in a state of incipient action. Franklin has been interrupted at his work and gazes out to meet the intruder".
Patinated white metal on a white marble base, height 13".
Provenance:
Double Eagle Antiques, Lahaska, Pennsylvania, February 1973.
Purchased from Israel Sack, Inc., New York, October 31, 1975 for $2,950.