Zinc and Copper Standing Horse Weather Vane

Description:

Zinc and Copper Standing Horse Weather Vane, America, late 19th century, cast zinc head on figure with molded sheet copper body, with mustard-colored paint, including stand, (imperfections),overall ht. 31 1/2, lg. 31 in.

Provenance: Collection Robert Bishop.

Literature: Illustrated in A Gallery of American Weathervanes and Whirligigs, by Robert Bishop and Patricia Coblentz, Crown Publishers, New York, 1981, p. 68 and American Country: A Style and Source Book by Mary Ellisor Emmerling, E.P. Dutton, New York, 1980, p. 48.
Estimate $5,000-7,000

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