11-04-200611-05-2006
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2337Boston
November 4, 2006 03:00 PMCalender
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St. Julien with Sulky Molded Copper Weather Vane

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$23,500$20,000
Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2337Location: BostonDate / Time: November 04, 2006 3:00PM

Description:

St. Julien with Sulky Molded Copper Weather Vane, attributed to J.W. Fiske, New York, last quarter 19th century, full-bodied molded sheet copper horse and driver vane with cast iron horse's head and driver's hands, sheet copper reins and seat, copper rod wheels, including black metal stand, (imperfections),total ht. 22 3/4, lg. 40 in.

Literature:

Literature: A similar weather vane is pictured in J.W. Fiske 1893 Illustrated Catalogue, reproduced by Dover in 1971, on p. 3. Another similar weather vane is illustrated in The Art of the Weathervane, by Steve Miller, Schiffer Publishing, Pennsylvania, p. 32.
Estimate $14,000-18,000

Keywords

black metal stand, head , head and driver, driver, Dover, Schiffer Publishing, Steve Miller, Pennsylvania