Hand-Painted Weathervanes

Early 20th century cast iron Folk Art Galleon Weathervane We are proud to offer an early 20th century example of a cast metal handcrafted weathervane in the form of a galleon. Scratch built from metal sheets/ wrought iron with some original paint still visible across its surface. Wrought iron décor...

Early 20th century folk art whirligig figure We are proud to offer a true example of an early 20th century whirligig figure. Hand carved from pine ...

19th Century Folk Art Fish Weather Vane. A carved in-the-round wooden fish weather vane, likely from a fish shanty in the late 19th century, with car...

Folk Art carved and gilded striped bass weather vane by George Combs, 1996. A solid carved wooden bass with deeply incised scales and tail, applied metal ...

19th century cast iron windmill weight painted horse Measures: 17.5" wide x 12" high at the tail x 16.5" high at the head This weather...

19th century painted cast iron rooster windmill weight Rare antique windmill weight. Ample remains of original paint. Dimensions 15" wide...

Antique Folk Art Sailor Boy Whirligig, circa 1910, a flat carved figure of an American navy sailor of the Spanish-American War period (1898) in white shirt ...

This iron weather vane horse with great paint and patina comes with a tabletop stand. All original paint.

Danish 19th century painted iron horse carriage weathervane.

American 19th century Folk Art whirligig is hand-carved and painted, probably pine, in excellent original paint, which is obvious by noticeable period crazing. Sailor boy (lacking hand paddles which is usual) is painted in colors of red, white, and blue on both sides, as is the Directional arrow. Resting on a black metal Stand made specifically for this whirligig, the overall height 16 3/4" high, while the width is 13 1/2". Actual height of the carving is 14". Likely the work of a Nantucket, Massachusetts carver, William Chase (1850-1931), this whirligig is similar to Skinner Auction item #1244 on 8/9/15 by the same artist; and Skinner Auction lot #88 on 2/17/08. Note: Term "Dewey Boy" is taken from Admiral George Dewey; an American Naval war...

The blowing wind turns the front propeller which rocks the rowboat while a fish at the end of the fishing rod along the bow of the boat bobs up and down. Good form, color and condition.

Listed is a rare and outstanding full bodied J. W. Fiske copper and zinc horse and jockey weathervane. It is in excellent all original condition with an extraordinary amount of the original gold leaf intact; highly unusual to find in this state of preservation due to inclement weather exposure to which they were subjected. The jockey is zinc and has been hand-painted, as is the head of the horse, whereas, the rest of the weathervane has clear evidence of high gold karat application with the majority of it still in place. An identical example of the stallion can be seen on page 77 of "The Gallery of American Weathervanes" by Bishop and Coblentz written in 1981. That example is also copper with a cast zinc jockey and horse head. Subject matter of horse and jockey symbolizes the popularity of horse racing, steeplechase, and harness racing during the late 19th century which is further illustrated in several Currier and Ive's lithographs of the same period. The manufacturer of this weathervane, the J.W. Fiske & Co., was established in New York City in 1863 by Joseph Winn Fiske. In addition to weathervanes, they were premier makers of upscale decorative iron works for gardens. Many of their weathervanes and products were custom-made to order. A Fiske weathervane...