Description:
Molded Copper Setter Weathervane, attributed to J.W. Fiske, or E.G. Washburne, New York, late 19th century, molded, flattened full-body sheet copper figure mounted on a copper rod, with remnants of earlier mustard paint, no stand, (dents),ht. 15 1/4, lg. 33 1/2 in.
Literature: Similar setter weathervanes are illustrated in Steve Miller, The Art of Weathervane (Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 1984),pp. 9, 56, 154, and Illustrated Catalog and Price List of Copper Weather Vanes Manufactured by J.W. Fiske, 1893.
Estimate $1,500-2,500
Numerous dents nose, forehead, neck, ears, sided, back, haunches, and tail.
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