Molded and Gilt Copper Leaping Stag Weather Vane, America, late
19th/early 20th century, full-body figure mounted on a black-painted
over gilt copper rod, gilt and verdigris surface, no stand, (minor dents,
seam separation, tail and bottom of one hoof loose), ht. 26, lg. 29 in.
$2,500-3,500
J. Howard Gilt Zinc and Copper Rooster Weather Vane, West
Bridgewater, Massachusetts, c. 1854-67, cast zinc flattened full-body
vane, with corrugated sheet copper tail, cast copper feet, supported
on an iron bar, weathered gilt surface, with stand, overall ht. 31, lg. 25
3/4 in.
Literature: A similar vane by J. Howard is illustrated in A Gallery of
American Weathervanes and Whirligigs, by Robert Bishop and Patricia
Coblentz, Crown Publishers, 1981, p. 34.
$10,000-15,000
693.
Painted Sheet Copper Rooster Weather Vane, America, 19th
century, flattened full-body figure with applied comb and molded tail,
weathered green paint over earlier layers, with stand, (split on tail, bullet
holes and dents), overall ht. 20, lg. 21 3/4 in.
$2,500-3,500694.
Cast Iron Model E Long-Stem Hummer Rooster Windmill Weight,
manufactured by the Elgin Wind Power and Pump Company, Elgin,
Illinois, early 20th century, “HUMMMER” in raised lettering on the tail
and numbered “E184,” no stand, 13 1/4 x 9 3/4 in., wt. 9 1/2 lbs.Literature: For a similar example, see Windmill Weights, by Milt
Simpson, Johnson and Simpson, New Jersey, 1985, p. 51.
$200-400online bidding at http://www.skinnerinc.com 141
694695