Auction: Sale #2052 - 2052Location: BoltonDate / Time: February 24, 2001 10:00AM
Description:
Cast and Sheet Iron Rooster Weathervane, attributed to Rochester Iron Works, New England, mid-19th century, painted and gold-leafed surface, with cast-iron directionals two spheres and stand, (imperfections),ht. approx. 71 1/2, lg. 37 in. Provenance: Marna Anderson. Literature: Illustrated in WEATHERVANES, Charles Klamen, 1973; AMERICAN FOLK SCULPTURE, Robert Bishop, 1985; THE FLOWERING OF AMERICAN FOLK ART 1776-1876, Jean Lipman and Alice Winchester, 1974.
Estimate $6,000-8,000