Description:
Cast Zinc and Molded Sheet Copper Eagle Weathervane, attributed to A.L. Jewell & Co., Waltham, Massachusetts, c. 1852-67, the flattened full-body form with cast zinc head and feet perched on a ball, verdigris surface, with stand, lg. 27 in.
Provenance: Robert S. Walin Antiques, Woodbury, Connecticut; a Cornwall, Connecticut, collector.
Estimate $3,000-4,000
Left wing tip repaired. Right wing has subtle wrinkles. Tail has some denting and a short separation in the top seam.
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Robert S. Walin, WalthamStephen L. Fletcher
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