ATTRIBUTED TO A.L. JEWELL & CO. (W. 1852-1867), WALTHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, CIRCA 1860

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A SWELL-BODIED GILT COPPER PRANCING HORSE WEATHERVANE
ATTRIBUTED TO A.L. JEWELL & CO. (W. 1852-1867), WALTHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, CIRCA 1860
21 in. high, 30 in. long

Special notice

Please note this lot will be moved to Christie’s Fine Art Storage Services (CFASS in Red Hook, Brooklyn) at 5pm on the last day of the sale. Lots may not be collected during the day of their move to Christie’s Fine Art Storage Services. Please consult the Lot Collection Notice for collection information. This sheet is available from the Bidder Registration staff, Purchaser Payments or the Packing Desk and will be sent with your invoice.

Sale room notice

Please note that this lot will be held at Christie's Rockefeller Center until Monday January 22nd and then will be transferred to CFASS on Tuesday January 23rd.

Lot Essay

For a an example of the same model attributed to the A.L. Jewell company, see Steve Miller, The Art of the Weathervane (Exton, Pennsylvania, 1984), p. 26. See also Miller, p. 133; Christie's, New York, 20 September 2017, lot 90; Sotheby's, New York, 23 January 2015, lot 906 and Skinner, Marlborough, Massachusetts, 10 August 2014, lot 552.

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