Sold for:
$500
$500
Painted and Embossed Sheet Copper Country Gentleman Weather Vane, America, 19th century, cut-out figure wearing a red painted jacket and hat, mustard-color trousers, and tall black boots with embossed facial features, buttons and boot lacing, no stand, (bullet holes, dents), ht. 26 in. Provenance: Ex collection, John Gordon, New York City. Literature: This weather vane is illustrated in American Country: FOLK ART. Created by Rebus, Inc., published by Time-Life Books, 1990, p. 150. three bullet holes, scattered paint losses.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2006-02-19
