Lot 5047
  • 5047

Fine and Rare Gilt Copper and Cast Zinc 'Index Horse' Weathervane, J. Howard & Co., Bridgewater, Massachusetts, circa 1860

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description

  • mixed metal
  • Height 19 in. by Width 25 in.
full-bodied horse, the front portion of cast zinc, the rear molded copper.

Literature

Frances McQueeney-Jones Mascolo, "Beyond Tradition: A Folk Art Collection in New Hampshire," Antiques & Fine Art, vol. VII, issue 2, Summer/Autumn 2006, p. 138.

Condition

One foreleg is repaired.
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