拍品 16
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A MOLDED COPPER ELEPHANT WEATHERVANE
A MOLDED COPPER ELEPHANT WEATHERVANE

AMERICAN, 20TH CENTURY

细节
A MOLDED COPPER ELEPHANT WEATHERVANE
American, 20th century
The full-bodied elephant with articulated ears, tusks, trunk, legs and tail
22in. high, 35½in. wide

拍品专文

While the elephant weathervane illustrated here is a 20th century version, J. W. Fiske & Co. offered two full-bodied elephants measuring 28 and 34 inches long in their 1893 catalogue which may have provided some inspiration for the maker of this weathervane.