$7,050
Cast Zinc and Molded Copper Eagle Weather Vane, Boston Metal-Workers Company, c. 1850, hand hammered copper body with cast zinc head and feet, copper wire wing supports, the figure perched on a copper sphere, traces of gilt on the surface, with stand, ht. 16, lg. 19 5/8 in. Literature: A similar model is illustrated in WEATHER VANES, by Charles Klamkin, Hawthorn Books, Inc., New York, 1973, p. 88.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2003-11-01