$6,875
Gilded Sheet Copper Quill Pen Weathervane, possibly Harris & Company, c. 1880, the quill with molded feather detail and spire on ball finial, lg. 36 in. Provenance: This weathervane was taken from a schoolhouse near Ephrata, Pennsylvania, that was torn down in the 1940s. Literature: Weathervanes, Three Centuries of a Pennsylvania Folk Art Tradition, p. 35, no. 33. Exhibitions: Weathervanes, Three Centuries of a Pennsylvania Folk Art Tradition, PHMC Landis Valley Village and Farm Museum, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, March-December 31, 2016. Estimate $1,000-1,500 Wear to gilding, bullet holes and BB impacts in the feather, spire is detached. Items may have wear and tear, imperfections, or the effects of aging. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2020-08-03
