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Fri, Mar 27, 2020 09:00AM EDT
Lot 235

Staffordshire, John Wesley and Benjamin Franklin

Estimate: $400 - $600

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British, 19th century, bust of John Wesley, 12 in.; standing figure of Franklin in cobalt jacket, labeled "Franklin", 14 in., Provenance: Collection of Laurence and Helen Alspaugh, Greensboro, North Carolina

Condition

abrasions to back of Wesley's head, Franklin with surface crack from head down to left shoulder, both with glaze crackle
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