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STACKS BOWERS OFFERS NINI TERRACOTTA PORTRAITSThe Richard Margolis collection of Terracotta Portrait Medallions by Jean-Baptiste Nini will be offered by Stack's Bowers in their Spring 2024 Whitman Expo Auction. Here is a selection of highlights. Amazing material. -Editor 
THE RICHARD MARGOLIS COLLECTION
of Terracotta Portrait Medallions by Jean-Baptiste Nini In American numismatic auctions, Nini is well known for his 1777 and 1779 terracotta portrait medallions of Benjamin Franklin. Richard Margolis wrote an in-depth study of this small series titled Benjamin Franklin in Terra Cotta, published in 2015. Upon consignment, we anticipated a collection of the Franklin portraits, but were delighted to see that Margolis had collected Nini's works more broadly. Including a nice selection of Franklin medallions, we will present more than two-dozen Nini profiles dating from the 1760s to 1785. As far as we are aware, this is the first presentation of this speciality in an American numismatic sale. A selection of highlights is featured here. 
Lot 1139
1769 Portrait of Suzanne-Elisabeth-Françoise de Jarente de La Reynière
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Lot 1140
1770 Portrait of King Louis XV of France
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Lot 1142
1774 Portrait of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France
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Lot 1146
Superb Benjamin Franklin in Spectacles Portrait by Èmile Balon, after Nini
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Lot 1148
Extremely Rare 1777 Small Module Franklin Medallion in High Relief
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Lot 1154
Outstanding and Rare 1779 Grand Module Franklin Medallion
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Lot 1159
1780 Portrait of King Louis XVI of France
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