Sold for:
$735
$735
Gilded Molded Copper and Cast Iron Running Horse Weather Vane, America, late 19th century, flattened molded sheet copper figure with cast iron head, mounted on a copper rod, re-gilded, with earlier verdigris patina visible under gilt losses, no stand, (rusty surface on head, evidence of patched bullet holes, losses on mane), ht. 18 1/4, lg. 27 1/4 in. Provenance: It is reported that this weather vane was salvaged from a home in Newton, Massachusetts, when Rt. 9 was put in.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2011-08-14
