Lot Essay
For a comparable weathervane attributed to Cushing and White, see Bishop and Coblentz, A Gallery of American Weathervanes and Whirlygigs (New York, 1981), p. 83, fig. 140.
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A MOLDED COPPER ANGEL GABRIEL WEATHERVANE
L.W. CUSHING AND SONS, WALTHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, CIRCA 1883
The molded silhouette weathervane in the form of a winged putto holding a raised ribbon draped trumpet, with molded, articulated face, hair and wings--32in. length
L.W. CUSHING AND SONS, WALTHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, CIRCA 1883
The molded silhouette weathervane in the form of a winged putto holding a raised ribbon draped trumpet, with molded, articulated face, hair and wings--32in. length