$3,900
Molded Copper and Cast Zinc Gamecock Weathervane, attributed to Harris & Co. , Boston, late 19th century, molded sheet copper full-body figure with cast zinc head and feet with delineated toes, spurs, and feathers, mounted on a sheet copper orb, weathered verdigris surface with traces of gilt, with metal stand, (imperfections), overall ht. 28 1/4, lg. 17 1/2 in. Literature: See Harris & Co., Boston, Massachusetts, catalog, c. 1879, reproduced in Steve Miller, The Art of the Weathervane (Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 1984), p. 155, illustrating a similar gamecock weathervane.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2013-03-03