Ferdinand Barbedienne

Bust of Benjamin Franklin

Found at Christies, New York
Important American Furniture, Folk Art and Silver, Lot 294
24.Jan - 24.Jan.2020
Estimate: 8.000 - 12.000 USD
Price realised: 25.000 USD
signed 'Houdon 1778 - F. Barbedienne. Fondeur Paris, France' along back edge of shoulders
bronze, green patina
22 in. (55.5 cm.) high, 14 ¼ in. (36.8 cm.) wide, on socle

A top price for Ferdinand Barbedienne

This artwork by Ferdinand Barbedienne achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in January 2020. In the Important American Furniture, Folk Art and Silver auction, the work Bust of Benjamin Franklin sold for USD 25,000.00 (€ 22,536.73) - well above the upper estimate of USD 12,000.00. This high result makes Bust of Benjamin Franklin the most expensive artwork by Ferdinand Barbedienne that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für Ferdinand Barbedienne

Dieses Kunstwerk von Ferdinand Barbedienne erzielte im Januar 2020 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Important American Furniture, Folk Art and Silver wurde die Arbeit Bust of Benjamin Franklin für USD 25.000,00 (€ 22.536,73) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 12.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Bust of Benjamin Franklin zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Ferdinand Barbedienne, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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