FLYING HORSEAMERICAN SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY | Flying HorseAmerican School, 19th century

Allan Daniel, New York;
Sotheby's New York, The American Folk Art Collection of Howard and Catherine Feldman, June 23, 1988, sale 5744, lot 57;
Allan Katz, Americana, Woodbridge, Connecticut.

Treasures of American Folk Art (New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1979) p. 42;
Robert Bishop and Patricia Coblenz, A Gallery of American Weathervanes and Whirligigs, (New York: E.P. Dutton, 1981);
Tom Geismar and Harvey Kahn, Spiritually Moving:  A Collection of American Folk Art Sculpture (New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1998) pl. 3, illus. in color.

A crack to the mane at the top of the head. The surface is mixed with verdigris, old solder as well as red and black paint. A couple of old repairs with age, consistent with age and use. IMPORTANT NOTICE: Purchasers may pay for and pick up their purchases from any of our Americana Week sales taking place from January 17-20, 2019, at our York Avenue headquarters until the close of business on Sunday, January 20, 2019. After this time, all property (sold and unsold) will be transferred to our offsite facility, Crozier Fine Art, One Star Ledger Plaza, 69 Court Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102. Once property has been transferred from our York Avenue location, it will not be available for collection at Crozier Fine Arts until Friday, January 25, 2019. Crozier's hours of operation for collection are from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday-Friday. Please note, certain items of property, including but not limited to jewelry, watches, silver and works on panel will remain at 1334 York Avenue. Invoices and statements will indicate your property's location. For more information regarding collection from our offsite facility, please visit sothebys.com/pickup.
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As is the case with many early swell-bodied copper weathervanes manufactured in Massachusetts, examples of this rare and dramatic form have often been attributed to A.L. Jewell of Waltham. However, the eyes of Jewell's vane are concave, not convex like those on this piece, and the many broadsides and trade cards he published to advertise his products do not illustrate this form. This powerfully stylized horse's wind-blown repoussé mane and tail add to the wild careening forward motion of the vane's lean and flowing form.