3 Dimensional Copper Horse Weather Vane
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Early 20th Century large molded copper stallion weather vane with cast zinc head and cast body. Original mustard paint. From Long Island, New York. 27 1/2"H x 30"L Period: 20th Cent...
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3 Dimensional Copper Rooster Weather Vane
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
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19th Century Horse Weather Vane
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
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19th Century 3 Dimensional Horse Weather Vane
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
19th Century Hambletonian style 3 dimensional horse weather vane with gild on base. 30"L x 24 1/2"H Period: 19th Century Origin: US Size: 30"L x 24 1/2"H Family Owned & Operated ...
Copper
19th Century 3 Dimensional Horse Weather Vane
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
19th Century vintage 3 dimensional weather vane with trotting horse and directional arrow. On a more modern base. 24"H x 38"L base 23 1/2" x 6" Period: 19th Century Origin: Eastern...
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19th Century Trotting Horse Weather Vane
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
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19th Century Running Horse Gilt Weather Vane
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous example of a 19thc weathervane which served well and survived it's time on a country roof top. A few dings and some wear by the front leg. Head is cast zinc. Was touched up...
Copper, Zinc
Early 20thc Copper Horse Weather Vane
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 20Thc Full body copper running horse weather vane has a wonderful aged patina and surface.
Copper, Iron
19th Century American Copper Weather Vane
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful copper horse weather vane from the 1880's, Tennessee, on contemporary iron base.
Copper, Iron
Antique American Horse Weather Vane
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique cast aluminum and copper horse weather vane on contemporary hand wrought iron base FOR OUR COMPLETE INVENTORY GO TO www.dosgallos.com
Aluminum, Copper, Iron
Vintage Copper Horse Weathervane
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This sculptural piece is a vintage copper horse weather vane, artfully displayed on a modern black metal stand.
Copper, Steel
French Copper Horse Directional Weather Vane. Circa 1870
Located in Charleston, SC
French copper horse directional weather vane on stand. Late 19th Century
Copper, Iron
19th Horse Weather Vanes
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of small running horses in molded tin - one has a bullet hole. The large one is molded copper with great patina, from West Tennessee.
Copper, Tin
Antique Horse Weather Vane
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Exceptional horse and driver weather vane made of full bodied hand crafted Cooper horse and driver, cast iron horse head, beautifully aged gold leaf and some light green oxidisation....
Copper, Iron
Dexter Horse Weather Vane on Iron Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage copper Dexter weather vane mounted on a wrought iron base.
Copper, Wrought Iron
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H 71 in W 36 in D 20 in
American Copper Full Bodied Horse Weather Vane with Directional on Stand, C 1890
Located in Charleston, SC
American Copper full bodied running horse weather vane with original central supporting wrought iron rod, rotating zinc directional, copper spheres, and resting on hand made iron sta...
Copper, Wrought Iron
19th C Early Hand Made Iron Galloping Horse Weather Vane
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Th C early hand made iron galloping horse weathervane. (Circa 1860-1870) This piece is from New England. Mounted on a stand to be decorative. Amazing presence & condition !!!!
Copper, Iron
American Folk Art Copper Horse Weathervane in Ethan Allen Manner
Located in Astoria, NY
American folk art molded copper running horse weather-vane in Ethan Allen-manner, dating back to the 19th century.
Copper
19thc Full Body Copper Horse Weather Vane on Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine full body copper horse weather vane has a amazing patina & surface.Found in a private folk art collection.The form is amazing with such a graceful form.
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19th Century 3 Dimensional Copper Horse Weather Vane
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Three dimensional copper horse weather vane on stand. Traces of verdegris with one bullet hole.
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Antique Copper Horse Weather Vane in Fine Verdigris Finish c Late 19th C.
Located in New York, NY
Nice early American copper horse weather vane circa late 19th C / early 20th c. , complete with the wind direction letters.
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3 Dimensional Copper Horse Weather Vane
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
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3 Dimensional Copper Trotting Horse Weather Vane
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Antique 3D copper horse weather vane on directional rod. Patina and bullet holes to spare.
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19Thc Fiske Full Body Horse Weather Vane
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fantastic full body copper horse weather vane was made from the J.W. Fiske weather vane & garden urn company.
Copper, Iron
19thc Full Body Dexter Horse Weather Van
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19thc Full body copper horse weather vane with original gilded surface.
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Antique Running Horse Copper Weather Vane on Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century copper weather vane on hand-forged iron stand. From western Tennessee.
Copper, Iron
19Thc Full Body Monumental Horse Weather Vane
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc Amazing Full body monumental horse weather vane from New England.This amazing horse vane is all hand made and soldered.Custom iron base for horse. In very good condition from a...
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19thc Original Painted Running Horse Weather Vane
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Weather-vane, Running Horse, Ethan Allen Flattened Full Body, Old Honest White Paint Late 19th Century Molded copper with cast iron head, sheet copper mane, full bodied tail, ol...
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H 30.38 in W 45 in D 3.63 in
Exceptional Harris & Co Gilt Copper Running Horse Weather Vane w/ Cast Zinc Head
By Harris & Co.
Located in Milford, NH
An exceptional gilt copper running horse weather vane made by Harris & Co, Boston.
Copper, Zinc
Early 20th Century Miniature Horse Weather Vane and Directionals
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This folky horse weather vane is a wonderful patinaed tabletop size from a cupula on a barn. It has the original wood base from the barn roof. This small horse is a very rare scale a...
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Copper Horse Weather Vane Element
Located in San Francisco, CA
Hollow bodied copper horse which was once part of an weather vane from the early part of the 20th Century.
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Copper Weather Vane of Jockey and Racing Horse
Located in San Francisco, CA
Highly decorative weather vane of a jockey pulled by a speeding horse. Beautiful patina. Very sturdy for long life either on the rooftop or in the home as a lively and highly decorat...
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Late 19th-century “Goddess of Liberty” Copper Weathervane on Stand
Located in San Francisco, CA
On offer is a late 19th-century American folk art "Goddess of Liberty" molded copper weathervane mounted on a gallery presentation stand. The figure represents Liberty (also historic...
Copper
Mid-Late 20th Century American Copper Pig Weathervane
Located in Chicago, IL
This mid-to-late 20th-century American copper pig weathervane is full of charm and character, with a strong, graphic silhouette that captures the essence of this beloved barnyard ico...
Copper
3 Dimensional Cow Form Weather Vane
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
20th Century three dimensional copper cow form weather vane with excellent patina. 27" x21" Period: 20th Century Origin: US Size: 27" x 21" Family Owned & Operated Cisco’s Gal...
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Antique Fish Weathervane
Located in Sandwich, MA
Antique American copper fish weathervane circa 1875. Purchased from a private Nantucket collection in the 1980s. Original surface with remnants of gold leaf. Great condition, measure...
Copper, Gold Leaf
$22,500
H 26.5 in W 31.25 in D 32 in
American Copper Spread Winged Eagle Weathervane with Sphere and Arrow, C. 1880
Located in Charleston, SC
American molded copper spread winged eagle weathervane with circular sphere, arrow, and mounted on cast iron squared base. Weathervane has a fine natural verdigris patina in the orig...
Copper, Iron
19th Century Weathervane Horse and Gentleman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very nice late 19 TH Century weathervane, the patina is so much nicer in person, it is made with a very old stand ALL SALES ARE FINAL, STORE CREDIT OR EXCHANGE ONLY
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Running Horse Weathervane on Display Stand
By L. W. Cushing & Sons
Located in Atlanta, GA
A weathervane in the form of a running horse, that was likely modeled after "Dexter" circa late 19th century on a custom display stand. The full body molded horse has a gilt surface ...
Copper
Antique Bronze Horse Weathervane
Located in New York, NY
Antique bronze horse weathervane. The weathervane has it's own original patina. The weathervane came from a house in New England.
Bronze
American Painted Copper Cow Weathervane by Cushing & White
By Cushing and White
Located in Southampton, NY
American Painted Copper Cow Weathervane by Cushing & White. A off-white painted, full bodied, copper dairy cow on a wood stand. A wonderful unusual weathervane and a great scale. Som...
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19th Century Eagle Weathervane, Attributed to Cushing & White
By Cushing and White
Located in Nantucket, MA
Full body molded copper spread wing eagle with cast zinc talons perched on a copper sphere. Great proportions with outstretched wings, showing wonderful detailing to the body and win...
Copper, Zinc
$4,995
H 73.5 in W 26 in D 30 in
Antique American Figural Painted Copper Horse Weatherwane with Cast Directional
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This figural antique weathervane is usigned, but presumed to have originated from the United States and date to approximately 1880 and done in the period Victorian style. The top of ...
Copper, Iron
19th c Running Horse Weathervane A.L. Jewell Waltham MA
By A.L. Jewell
Located in Woodbury, CT
Exceptional molded copper weathervane depicting a full-bodied running horse, attributed to A.L. Jewell of Waltham, Massachusetts, one of the earliest and most respected American weat...
Copper, Iron, Zinc
19th Century 3 Dimensional Copper Rooster Weather Vane
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
19th Century American cast copper full bodied rooster weather vane attributed to Vermont. Green verdigris, patination, traces of old paint and some gilt. This weather vane originally...
Copper
$16,000
H 32.5 in W 33.25 in D 4 in
American Gilt Copper Three Masted Ship Weathervane Mounted on Stand, circa 1890
Located in Charleston, SC
American gilt copper three masted ship weathervane with flags mounted on stand, late 19th century. Measures: 8" square at base.
Copper, Iron
19th Century 3 Dimensional Copper Rooster Weather Vane
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Molded sheet copper rooster weather vane. Flattened full bodied form with molded body and feather details. Large tail with custom wood stand. 20"H x 19"W Period: 19th century Origin...
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19th Century 3 Dimensional Bass Weather Vane
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
19th Century Bass form copper three dimensional weather vane with later wood base. Has a bullet hole as might be expected as most early weather vanes have. Bass 15"H x 26"L; 26" x 7"...
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Whether it’s mounted on a mantel or hung flat against a wall in the living room or entryway, antique and vintage weathervanes can prove a striking decorative touch in your home.
Weathervanes are instruments that indicate wind direction. They are also referred to as wind vanes, wind gauges or weathercocks, but regardless of what we call them, most weathervanes will perform in the same way.
Weathervanes typically consist of a gravity-centered rotating horizontal arrow or other structure that is mounted on a stationary vertical axis. When the wind blows, the horizontal piece moves freely, rotating to indicate the wind’s direction as well as its speed. Andronicus, a Greek astronomer, crafted one of the earliest iterations of the weathervane in approximately 48 B.C. His bronze design featured the head and torso of a man but the tail of a fish. Later, weathervanes could be seen atop church steeples and towers throughout Europe. The oldest weathervane is Italian in origin and assumes the silhouette of a rooster. It is a copper weathervane, said to have originated between 820 and 830 A.D. and can be found in the Museo di Santa Giulia in Brescia, Italy.
Today, antique and vintage weathervanes are collectible sculptural works in any interior. They are celebrated for their place in the rich tradition of American folk art as well as their technological innovation.
Over the course of the 19th century, as the popularity of and demand for weathervanes broadened in the United States, blacksmiths, farmers and other tradesmen created weathervanes in the forms of cows, horses and other animals for barns in rural farmland. Commercial manufacturers in major cities took to producing all manner of weathervanes that were marketed in mail-order catalogs of the era.
When decorating with weathervanes, if you’ve decided against mounting your cast-iron painted horse weathervane on your mantel to complement your farmhouse-style decor, there are other options. You could repurpose your vintage weathervane as a provocative lighting fixture and hang it above your dining-room table, or dot the walls of your mudroom with weathervanes where they might double as racks for coats or other outerwear. Create a gallery-style hang as a focal point in your living room, grouping weathervanes that share a single theme or material. Because weathervanes have taken on many forms over the years, you’re likely to find a style that best fits your personality.
If positioned outdoors, a painted or varnished wood weathervane will resist harsh weather conditions, while copper weathervanes will resist erosion and usually come at an affordable price.
On 1stDibs, find a collection of antique and vintage weathervanes and other folk art today.
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The iconoclastic style setter displayed African and Oceanic art, as well as works by indigenous peoples of the Americas, alongside pieces by such major modernists as Pablo Picasso and Jackson Pollock.
Perfect for July 4th weekend, a new show at Philadelphia's Museum of the American Revolution displays an array of antique red, white and blue flags.
Designers are beginning to see this enigmatic form of folk art in a whole new light.