Sale 1787
New York
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18 - 19 January 2007
Price realised
USD 38,400
Estimate
A GILT MOLDED COPPER JUMPING HORSE WEATHERVANE Attributed to A.L. Jewell (Active 1852-1867), Waltham, Massachusetts, 1855-1860 Regilt 28½ in. high, 34½ in. long
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