Description:
Massive Molded Copper Marino Ram Weathervane, possibly Massachusetts, late 19th century, flattened full-body form with textured surface, and applied embossed sheet copper horns, later silver paint, ht. 30 1/2, lg. 46 in.
Provenance: Removed from a mill building prior to the filling in of the Quabbin Reservoir between 1930 and 1939. The towns of Dana, Enfield, Greenwich, and Prescott in central Massachusetts were lost. From a Bernardston, Massachusetts, collection.
Estimate $12,000-15,000
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BernardstonStephen L. Fletcher
Partner/Executive Vice President and Chief Auctioneer
Director of American Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3000
Christopher D. Fox
Vice President
Director, Historic Arms & Militaria
Associate Deputy Director, American Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3200
Paul O’Hara
Business Administrator, American Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3224
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