08-14-201108-14-2011
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
August 14, 2011 10:00 AMCalender
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Molded Gilt Copper Leaping Stag Weather Vane

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$16,590$14,000
Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2558MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: August 14, 2011 10:00AM

Description:

Molded Gilt Copper Leaping Stag Weather Vane, Cushing & White, Waltham, Massachusetts, late 19th/early 20th century, full-body figure, the surface with vestiges of gilding, yellow sizing and traces of verdigris, no stand, (minor seam separation on hind leg, gilt loss),ht. 25, lg. 30 in.

Literature: A similar example of a leaping stag weather vane by Cushing & White is illustrated in The Art of the Weathervane by Steve Miller, Schiffer Publishing Ltd., Pennsylvania, 1984, p. 53.
Estimate $3,000-5,000

Keywords

Waltham, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Schiffer Publishing Ltd., Steve Miller