Molded Sheet Copper Nancy Hanks and Sulky Weathervane

Description:

Molded Sheet Copper Nancy Hanks and Sulky Weathervane, attributed to J.W. Fiske & Co., New York, c. 1890s, allover verdigris weathered surface, ht. 22, lg. 35 in.

Provenance: A private Massachusetts collection.

Note: Nancy Hanks was a highly successful and record-setting racehorse named for Abraham Lincoln's mother, and was purchased by J.M. Forbes when she was four. She was horseracing's first "2:05 trotter."
Estimate $8,000-12,000


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