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Faisan, de la Guyane "Chacalaca, " circa 1786
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Houston, TX
influential ornithologists and scientist in 18th century France such as Denis Diderot, Benjamin Franklin and
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Prints
Coq de Roche or Guianan Cock of the Rock, circa 1786
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Houston, TX
Diderot, Benjamin Franklin and Georges Louis Leclerc (Le Comete de Buffon), his engravings helped develop
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Prints
19th Century French Gilt Bronze Sculpture of Diana the Huntress
By Jean-Antoine Houdon
Located in Pasadena, CA
figures of the Enlightenment. Houdon's subjects included Denis Diderot (1771), Benjamin Franklin (1778
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
18th Century American Philip Syng, Jr Silver Coffee Pot
Located in Greenwich, CT
Independence and United States Constitution. Syng was a member of Benjamin Franklin's Junto, and was a founder
Category
Antique 1750s American Coffee and Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Royal Copenhagen Porcelain American Founding Fathers Coffee Service
By Royal Copenhagen
Located in Essex, MA
Madison on the covered sugar bowl, John Jay on the creamer, Benjamin Franklin on the coffee pot and Thomas
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Neoclassical Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Nautical Stick Barometer with Herringbone Mahogany, Philadelphia, circa 1810
Located in Providence, RI
earthenware factories in France. Le Ray was also close friends with Benjamin Franklin and provided lavish
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Hepplewhite Scientific Instruments
Materials
Mahogany
Original Vintage Pictorial Travel Poster Children
s Map Of London Fairytales Art
Located in London, GB
Noyes and Benjamin Franklin in scrolls with royal guards marching and a horse drawn carriage above with
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1950s More Prints
Materials
Paper
A Rare English Mahogany Angle Barometer, Whitehurst Derby, Dated 1772
By John Whitehurst
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
. Among these were Erasmus Darwin, Josiah Wedgwood, James Watt and the later American president Benjamin
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English George II Scientific Instruments
Materials
Mahogany
Three-Light Pendant Argand Lamp, circa 1825
By Bright
Co. of Buxton
Located in New York, NY
Benjamin Franklin who noted it was "much admired for its splendor." Thomas Jefferson enthusiastically
Category
Antique 1820s English Regency Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Pair of Sheffield Plate Argand Lamps, circa 1811
By Matthew Boulton
Located in New York, NY
Literature saying "it may be justly ranked among the greatest discoveries of the age" and by Benjamin
Category
Antique 1810s English Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Sheffield Plate
Charles Toppan Facsimile Engraving of Jefferson
s First Draft of the Declaration
Located in Gallatin, TN
), Benjamin Franklin 1706–1790), other members of the committee appointed to draft the document, and by
Category
19th Century More Art
Materials
Engraving
Pair of Lacquered Brass Figural Sinumbra Argand Lamps, circa 1835
By Messenger and Sons
Located in New York, NY
may be justly ranked among the greatest discoveries of the age" and by Benjamin Franklin who noted it
Category
Antique 1830s English Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Regency Lacquered Brass Argand Lamps
By Messenger and Sons
Located in New York, NY
may be justly ranked among the greatest discoveries of the age" and by Benjamin Franklin who noted it
Category
Antique 1830s English George IV Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mather Brown Portrait of Major-General John Robinson
Located in London, GB
1781 with an introduction to Benjamin West from Benjamin Franklin. Planning to be a miniature painter
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Two William IV Bronze Argand Lamps in the Form of Ancient Rhytons, circa 1835
By Messenger and Sons
Located in New York, NY
may be justly ranked among the greatest discoveries of the age" and by Benjamin Franklin who noted it
Category
Antique 1830s English Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
American Brandywine School Painting of Benjamin Franklin, early 20th C.
Located in Hallowell, ME
school impressionist work of founding father Benjamin Franklin. Painted about 1915-25. Minor soiling
Category
1920s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th Century Portrait Busts of Washington and Franklin
Located in Oaks, PA
19th century portrait busts of George Washington and Benjamin Franklin. Each bust finely but
Category
Antique 19th Century American American Classical Busts
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
An American Autumn Landscape Oil Painting Signed and Dated by Benjamin De Haven
By Benjamin Franklin De Haven
Located in Hallowell, ME
signed in the lower left corner by Franklin Benjamin De Haven and dated 1890.
FRANKLIN BENJAMIN DEHAVEN
Category
1890s Hudson River School Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Lory de la Chine, Red Lory, circa 1786
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Houston, TX
influential ornithologists and scientist in 18th century France such as Denis Diderot, Benjamin Franklin and
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Prints
Gros-bec bleu, d
Amerique, Slate-Coloured Grosbeak, circa 1786
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Houston, TX
, Benjamin Franklin and Georges Louis Leclerc (Le Comete de Buffon), his engravings helped develop the
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Prints
Nantucket: Davis
Shoal
By Lieutenant Charles Davis
Located in Florham Park, NJ
” across the Great Basin of Nevada and Utah. Alexander Dallas Bache, great-grandson of Benjamin Franklin
Category
Mid-19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Portrait of Sir Archibald Seton Half-Length Wearing a Red Coat, Holding a Book.
By David Martin
Located in London/Yorkshire, GB
Benjamin Franklin (now in the White House, Washington D.C ). Martin exhibited at the Incorporated Society
Category
1780s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
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