$18,000
Yellow-painted Molded Copper and Cast Zinc Sheep Weathervane, America, last quarter 19th century, flattened full-body figure with cast zinc head, molded sheet copper body with embossed wooly texture, lime-tinted yellow paint with traces of verdigris patina and earlier gilt, mounted on a copper rod, with stand, (imperfections), overall ht. 24, lg. 28 1/2 in. Provenance: Paul and Cheryl Scott; Walters-Benisek, purchased in 1998. Note: Reportedly used on a barn in Haverhill or North Haverhill, New Hampshire.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2013-10-27