Bidspirit auction | Molded Gilt-Copper and Cast Zinc


Molded Gilt-Copper and Cast Zinc Eagle Weathervane - Attributed to A.L. Jewell & Co. or the Boston Metal-Workers Company, Massachusetts, late 19th century.   Dimensions: 28”H x 31”W x 14 1/2”D   Condition: Surface oxidation, patina, minor abrasions, and age-appropriate wear visible throughout,  consistent with long-term outdoor exposure.     About: Similar models of weathervanes were made by both A.L. Jewell & Co. and the Boston Metal-Workers Company. See Robert Bishop and Patricia Coblentz , A Gallery of American Weathervanes and Whirligigs  (New York, 1981), p. 51. no. 78 and Charles Klamkin,   Weathervanes: The History, Design and Manufacture of an American Folk Art  (New York, 1973), p. 88.