Lot Essay
A similar, extremely rare weathervane by J. Howard and Company is in the VanAlstyne Collection at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C.
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ATTRIBUTED TO J.W. FISKE AND COMPANY (ACTIVE 1870-1893), NEW YORK CITY
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A MOLDED COPPER HORSE AND SULKY WEATHERVANE
Attributed to J.W. Fiske and Company (active 1870-1893), New York City
The full bodied form with rider in helmet and habit seated in a two-wheel sulky holding the reins to a running horse with articulated facial features and flowing sheet metal mane and full bodied tail above a rod support on a modern base, holes and compressions to horse
20in. high, 37in. long, 4½in. wide the base
Attributed to J.W. Fiske and Company (active 1870-1893), New York City
The full bodied form with rider in helmet and habit seated in a two-wheel sulky holding the reins to a running horse with articulated facial features and flowing sheet metal mane and full bodied tail above a rod support on a modern base, holes and compressions to horse
20in. high, 37in. long, 4½in. wide the base