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May 21, 2016 10:00 AMCalender
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Molded Gilt Copper "Patchen" Running Horse Weathervane

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$7,000$7,000
Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2897MLocation: Off PremisesDate / Time: May 21, 2016 10:00AM

Description:

Molded Gilt Copper "Patchen" Running Horse Weathervane, attributed to Harris & Co., Boston, Massachusetts, c. 1868-82, full-body figure with embossed details on mane and tail, on custom stand, ht. 22, lg. 30 3/4 in.

Literature: A similar weathervane is illustrated in Steve Miller, The Art of the Weathervane (Schiffer Publishing Ltd: Pennsylvania, 1984),p. 152. A copy of a Harris & Co. catalog is reproduced at the end of the book.
Estimate $1,500-3,000


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