Sold for:
$17,625
$17,625
Cast Zinc and Copper Horse Weathervane, attributed to J. Howard, West Bridgewater, Massachusetts, c. 1850, the weathervane with cast zinc head, neck and forequarters, with molded sheet copper hindquarters, ears, and corrugated sheet copper tail, dark patina with vestiges of gilt, yellow paint, and verdigris, mounted on an iron bar, including black metal stand, (a few minor bullet dents), total ht. 20 1/8, lg. 25 in. Note: A similar weathervane model is illustrated in the book A Gallery of American Weather Vanes , by Robert Bishop and Patricia Coblentz, Bonanza Books, New York, 1981, p. 69.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2003-02-23
