Lot 4210
  • 4210

Very Fine Molded Copper Fox Weathervane, L.W. Cushing & Sons, Waltham, Massachusetts, circa 1892

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description

  • Copper
  • Height 12 in. by Width 21 3/4 in.
hollow-bodied fox in full run, with a fine verdigris surface with traces of original gilt on the belly.

Provenance

Jeff Waingrow, South Salem, New York.

Condition

Original, weathered, verdigris surface with traces of original gilt on the belly. A few minor seam splits, possibly some minor re-smoldering.
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