August Americana
Description:
Rare Large Double Wheel Horse & Sulky Weathervane, attributed to Fiske, New York, c. 1865-75, full-body molded copper running horse with zinc head, and full-body molded copper driver on an iron four-wheeled sulky with full rein and bridle details, verdigris surface with traces of old paint, lg. 72 1/2 in.
Provenance: Removed from the cupola of a barn in Utica, New York, in the early 1980s; Jeffery Tillou Antiques.
Estimate $20,000-40,000
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Keywords
Jeffery Tillou Antiques, Utica, FiskeStephen L. Fletcher
Partner/Executive Vice President and Chief Auctioneer
Director of American Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3000
Christopher D. Fox
Vice President
Director, Historic Arms & Militaria
Associate Deputy Director, American Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3200
Paul O’Hara
Business Administrator, American Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3224
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