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Rooster on Ball Weathervane
Probably Harris & Co., Waltham, MA, Ca. 1880
Swell-bodied copper with cast zinc feet in untouched original condition. The best verdigris patina!
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28" high x 16 1/2" wide.
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$18,500
ITEM #16996
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Smuggler Running Horse Weahervane
Attributed to Cushing & Co., Waltham, MA, Ca. 1875
Swell-bodied in untouched verdigris patina. One old small zinc bullet hole repair. Traces of original gold leaf.
Fresh from a home in North Kingstown, RI.
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26" long x 17" high.
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SOLD
ITEM #16898
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Mustard Painted Sheet Iron Tulip Banner Weathervane
Pennsylvania, Ca. 1875
Graphic design with the best as found original surface and condition. A few bullet holes.
Pictured in Adele Earnest's "Folk Art in America" book, page 97. Ex. J. Richardson Dillworth collection.
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44" long x 12 1/2" high.
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SOLD
ITEM #16830
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Unusually Large 4-Masted Schooner Weathervane
Frank Adams (1871-1944), Martha's Vineyard, MA, Ca. 1920-40
Carved hull, masts, and lifeboats with cut sheetmetal sails. Excellent original condition, including rigging and paint. Minor paint flaking.
See Murphy's "Martha's Vineyard Decoys" book, pages 13-25.
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43" long x 25" high.
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$7,800
ITEM #16719
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Blackhawk Prancing Horse Weathervane
Attr. To J. W. Fiske, New York, Ca. 1875
Classic full-bodied copper form with applied cast zinc ears. Superb original condition with a fine verdigris surface. Slight denting around the ears.
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27 1/2" long x 19 1/2" high.
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$7,800
ITEM #15365
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