Gilt Copper Setter Weather Vane

Description:

Gilt Copper Setter Weather Vane, Attributed to J.W. Fiske or E.G. Washburne, New York, late 19th century, molded flattened full-body sheet copper figure mounted on a copper rod with weathered gilt and verdigris surface, no stand, (imperfections),ht. 15 1/2, lg. 35 1/2 in.

Literature: Similar setter weather vanes are illustrated in The Art of Weathervane, by Steve Miller, Schiffer Publishing Ltd., p. 9, 56 and 154, and Illustrated Catalog and Price List of Copper Weather Vanes Manufactured by J.W. Fiske,(1893),reproduced by The Pyne Press, p. 25.
Estimate $3,000-5,000

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