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Lot 90 · American Furniture, Outsider and Folk Art

SAVAGE, Edward (1761-1817). Mezzotint of Benjamin Franklin . After the painting by David Martin, Stauffer's first state of three, a very fine impression, published by Edward Savage. One of the rarest of Franklin portraits.

SAVAGE, Edward (1761-1817). Mezzotint of Benjamin Franklin . After the painting by David Martin, Stauffer's first state of three, a very fine impression, published by Edward Savage. One of the rarest of Franklin portraits.

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Estimate
$8,000–$12,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — American Furniture, Outsider and Folk Art, New York · 22 September 2014
Record ID
TB-2026-4243227
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SAVAGE, Edward (1761-1817). Mezzotint of Benjamin Franklin . After the painting by David Martin, Stauffer's first state of three, a very fine impression, published by Edward Savage. One of the rarest of Franklin portraits., SAVAGE, Edward (1761-1817). Mezzotint of Benjamin Franklin . After the painting by David Martin, Stauffer's first state of three, a very fine impression, published by Edward Savage. One of the rarest of Franklin portraits. Christie's, 22 Sep 2014, lot 90. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4243227.

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SAVAGE, Edward (1761-1817). Mezzotint of Benjamin Franklin . After the painting by David Martin, Stauffer's first state of three, a very fine impression, published by Edward Savage. One of the rarest of Franklin portraits., SAVAGE, Edward (1761-1817). Mezzotint of Benjamin Franklin . After the painting by David Martin, Stauffer's first state of three, a very fine impression, published by Edward Savage. One of the rarest of Franklin portraits. Christie's, 22 Sep 2014, lot 90. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4243227.

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From the same sale American Furniture, Outsider and Folk Art · Sep 2014

LotArtistEstimateResult
Essex County, Probably Ipswich Area, Massachusetts, 1680-1700 A CARVED AND RED-PAINTED MAPLE BOX $10,000–$20,000
Boston, 1690-1710 A PAINT-DECORATED OAK AND PINE CHAMBER TABLE $15,000–$25,000
American, Early 19Th Century A BRASS AND SILVER-MOUNTED FIGURED MAPLE LONG RIFLE $3,000–$5,000
North Shore, Massachusetts, 1760-1780 A CHIPPENDALE MAHOGANY SERPENTINE-FRONT CHEST-OF-DRAWERS $7,000–$10,000
Philadelphia, 1760-1780 A QUEEN ANNE WALNUT EASY CHAIR $30,000–$50,000
Probably Connecticut, 1760-1780 A CHIPPENDALE CHERRYWOOD BLOCKED SERPENTINE-FRONT CHEST-OF-DRAWERS $5,000–$8,000

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