Sold for:
$11,750
$11,750
Molded Copper Leaping Stag Weather Vane, possibly E. G. Washburne & Co., New York City and Danvers, Massachusetts, late 19th/early 20th century, flattened full-bodied figure mounted on a copper rod, the surface with vestiges of gilding, mustard paint, and verdigris, including wooden stand, (minor dents), total ht. 27, lg. 32 in. Literature: Two similar examples of leaping stag weather vanes thought to be by Washburne are illustrated in Weather Vanes: The History, Design, and Manufacture of an American Folk Art by Charles Klamkin, Hawthorne Books Inc., New York, p. 152.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2006-11-04
