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Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
August 12, 2018 10:00 AMCalender
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Cast Zinc and Molded Sheet Copper Horse Weathervane

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$3,444$2,800
Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 3121MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: August 13, 2018 4:30PM

Description:

Cast Zinc and Molded Sheet Copper Horse Weathervane, attributed to J. Howard, West Bridgewater, Massachusetts, c. 1852-67, with cast zinc head, neck, and forequarters, with molded sheet copper hindquarters, ears, and corrugated sheet copper tail, dark patina with vestiges of gilt, yellow paint, and verdigris, mounted on an iron bar, including black metal stand, (a few minor bullet dents),total ht. 20 1/8, lg. 25 in.

Provenance: Skinner, Sale 2144, February 23, 2003, Lot 429, to a private Massachusetts collection.

Note: A similar weathervane model is illustrated in the book A Gallery of American Weather Vanes, by Robert Bishop and Patricia Coblentz, (New York: Bonanza Books, 1981),p. 69.
Estimate $3,000-5,000


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Keywords

Robert Bishop, Patricia Coblentz, West Bridgewater