Howard Gilt Cast Zinc and Molded Copper "Index" Horse Weathervane

Description:

Howard Gilt Cast Zinc and Molded Copper "Index" Horse Weathervane, J. Howard & Co., West Bridgewater, Massachusetts, c. 1860, cast zinc frontal portion of the body with molded sheet copper mid and hind sections, applied copper ears, mane, and corrugated tail, mounted on an iron strap base fastened with copper clips, weathered gilt surface, further mounted on a metal base, (minor imperfections),overall ht. 24 1/4, lg. 29 in.

Provenance: Purchased from Bruce Emond, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

Literature: A similar example is illustrated in The Art of the Weathervane, by Steve Miller, Schiffer Publishing, Pennsylvania, 1984, p. 20, and A Gallery of American Weathervanes and Whirlygigs, by Robert Bishop and Patricia Coblentz, New York, 1981, p. 69.
Estimate $8,000-12,000

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