Sheet Copper "Halley's Comet" Weathervane

Description:

Sheet Copper "Halley's Comet" Weathervane, America, c. 1840-50, modeled as a six-pointed star constructed of molded sheet copper panels, and long tail, mounted on an iron rod, weathered verdigris surface, lg. 77 in.

Note: This weathervane was originally atop the First Presbyterian Church in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, founded in the 1840s.
Estimate $8,000-12,000


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