ULTRA RARE 1961 President John F. Kennedy Bronze Bust by Philip Kraczkowski

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ULTRA RARE 1961 President John F. Kennedy Bronze Bust by Philip Kraczkowski:
$6995.00

Original solid bronze sculpture of President John F. Kennedy (circa 1961) by legendary sculptor Philip Kraczkowski.
Bust is of solid bronze and stamped Philip Kraczkowski on lower back truncation (I took many pictures from all angles so please do review them all) measuring about 4" tall handsomely affixed on what appears to be a cherrywood base measuring 2 1/2" x 2" x 2 1/2" in size making the total height of about 6" and is in superb condition.There is a brass plaque affixed to front of the wooden stand that reads: President John F. Kennedy by Kraczkowski ~ 1961.
Its my understanding that an edition of possibly 20 of these very rare bronze sculptures of JFK were made by Mr. Kraczkowski and likely only at the request of President Kennedy himself or more likely Jacqueline Kennedy. This one has the #20 stamped on inside of the neck of the bust if you look really closely at it.
Mr. Kraczkowski designed the Official Inaugural large dual portrait medal with dual portraits of JFK and LBJ in profile in 1961 (a 1st term Inaugural medal and the only time to this day that a dual portrait 1st term Inaugural medal to receive Official Inaugural medal status). He also created a miniature version of that medal that was given out as charms that were given to VIPs attending the Official Inaugural Ball of President Kennedy in 1961.
Mr. Kraczkowski is most famous as the creator of the prototype design for the iconic GI Joe Doll back in 1963.
I presume one of these rare bronze busts was given to JFK himself and if so, likely now resides at the JFK Presidential Library in Boston, Massachusetts. The others that were created almost certainly went to immediate members of the Kennedy family.
This is the first and only example to ever appear on and offered for sale in my 24+ years on . I can nearly assure you are not likely to see another offered ever again. It most certainly is missing from even the most serious and advanced collections of JFK memorabilia.