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
Copper
$18,000
H 49.75 in W 26.5 in D 18.25 in
American Copper Full Bodied Pig Directional Weathervane on Stand, circa 1880
Located in Charleston, SC
American Copper full bodied pig directional weathervane resting on squared iron stand, late 19th
Copper, Iron, Zinc
Pig Weathervane
Located in Summerland, CA
Pig Weathervane Galvanized sheet metal. Found in Iowa.
Sheet Metal
Farmer and Pig Weathervane
Located in Summerland, CA
Farmer and Pig Weathervane Double sided sheet metal weathervane with original polychrome. Custom
Sheet Metal
20th Century American Gilt Copper Pig Weathervane
Located in Chicago, IL
Found in upstate New York, this 20th-century American gilt copper pig weathervane embodies the folk
Copper
Antique Folk Art Pig Weathervane on Custom Mount
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This delightful pig weathervane embodies the rustic charm and whimsical spirit of American folk art
Metal, Copper
Copper Pig Weathervane Mounted on Metal Base C. 1950
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage pig weathervane made of copper, with a verdigris patina that gives it a weathered, greenish
Copper
20th Century Copper Pig Weathervane Mounted on Wood Base
Located in New York, NY
This charming 20th-century copper pig weathervane, now mounted on a sturdy wooden base, showcases a
Copper
Antique Copper Pig Folk Art Weathervane on Custom Iron Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A charming and highly sculptural antique copper pig weathervane, executed in a bold folk art
Copper, Iron
Small Pig Copper Weathervane, circa 1890s
Located in Incline Village, NV
Diminutive size copper weathervane with diamond shaped pierced cast iron arrow Directional
Copper, Iron
Antique Copper Pig and Directionals Weathervane Set
Located in Dekalb, IL
Antique figural weather vane with directionals. This piece features a large figural pig topper
Copper
Early 20thc Monumental Pig Weather Vane on Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1930s Copper large pig weather vane from a barn in New England with a fantastic patina. The custom
Copper
19th Century Cast Iron Pig Weather Vane with Directionals
By Massachusetts Iron Works
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This amazing tabletop weather vane has the original Victorian cast iron base and directional. The black original grungy painted surface is in great state of preservation.
Iron
Pig Weathervane
Located in Summerland, CA
Pig Weathervane Sheet metal with traces of polychrome. Original rod. Wonderful
Sheet Metal
Whimsical Chubby Pig Weathervane
Located in Woodbury, CT
A full bodied pig weathervane with fine verdigris surface and great detail. Found on a barn in
Copper Pig Weathervane 1930s to 1940s
Located in Clear Spring, MD
Wonderful pig vane! The copper body has the verdegris you'd expect to see from years on top of a
Copper
$950
H 6.25 in W 5 in D 3 in
Vintage Nahua Pottery Chililico Hidalgo Mexican Folk Art Animal Candleholders
Located in Forney, TX
A most charming pair of two rare and whimsical indigenous Nahua peoples pottery animal folk art candleholders. Handmade in the village of Chililico, Hidalgo, Central Mexico, primiti...
Pottery
$395
H 8 in W 17 in D 5.5 in
Hand Carved Large Vintage Antique Wood Duck Decoy Sculpture, Early 20th Century
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic early to Mid-20th Century hand-carved and painted wood duck or mallard decoy. This piece has an wonderful color and texture. From an impressive Los Angeles vintage du...
Wood, Paint
$2,000 / item
H 8.5 in Dm 17.5 in
Vintage Inspired Handcrafted Fluted Farmhouse Porcelain Pendant Light
By DBO Home
Located in Sharon, CT
Classic, elegant, with a perfectly imperfect touch. We just love our new porcelain Parasol Fluted Pendants. Inspired by a vintage pie cover, we designed them to hang over our kitchen...
Brass
$5,448
H 47.25 in Dm 22.45 in
Cone Shaped Brass Pendant Lamp with Counterweight by Florian Schulz, 1970s
By Florian Schulz
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Designed by Florian Schulz and crafted in Germany in the 1970s, this counter balance pendant light captivates with its elegant and functional design. The lamp features a rare cone-sh...
Brass
$750
H 6 in W 5.5 in D 10.5 in
Antique Toy Wind-Up Double Decker Bus by Ferdinand Strauss Toy Co. Circa 1925
By STRAUSS
Located in Incline Village, NV
Antique Wind-Up Double Decker open air bus by the Ferdinand Strauss Toy Company, New York; circa 1925; is quite a large and substantial toy resembling very closely, buses of that era...
Tin
$20,000 / set
H 96.25 in W 96 in D 22.5 in
Pair of Country French Pine Library Bookcases Beveled Glass Doors
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Amazing pair of matching country French bibliotheque library bookcases or display cabinets featuring beveled glass windows and doors. Constructed from mostly pine with a whitewash pa...
Iron
$1,513 / set
H 7 in W 3.1 in D 2.8 in
Mid-Century Hand Carved Alabaster Owl Sculptures with Glass Eyes Bookends 1950s
Located in Lisse, NL
Beautiful, meaningful, practical and decorative mid-century bookends. Given the fact that owls are the international symbol for wisdom and learning, these are the perfect sculptures...
Alabaster
French Painted Secretary Desk with Fallfront, Mid 19th century
Located in South Salem, NY
This stunning Mid-19th-century French Painted Secretary Desk has a captivating fall-front design. This piece showcases an elegant white exterior paint that exudes timeless sophistica...
Wood
$4,358Sale Price|20% Off
H 19.69 in W 11.82 in D 10.63 in
Elephant bronze figurative animal sculpture of circus scene by Rolf Knie
By Rolf Knie
Located in Hamburg, DE
"Elephant" is a bronze sculpture by famous Swiss artist Rolf Knie. The work is an original bronze sculpture in an edition of 13. Signed and numbered. Comes with certificate. Rolf K...
Bronze
$5,520Sale Price|35% Off
H 38 in W 36 in D 4 in
'Early Morning River Landscape, ' by Harry L. Hoffman, Oil on Canvas Painting
By Harry L. Hoffman
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
In this gilt wood framed oil on canvas waterscape, American Impressionist artist Harry Hoffman depicts the last moments of a morning sunrise over a river in predominant hues of laven...
Canvas, Oil
18th Century Swedish Rococo Cabinet
Located in Huntington, NY
A Swedish Rococo cabinet from Varmland. The bonnet top consists of an impressive overhanging arched pediment cornice. Upper section has four shelves and five small drawers (with simp...
Iron
$4,116
H 24.41 in W 31.5 in D 19.69 in
Late 19th Century Tyrolean Shabby Small Desk Table Art Nouveau, Pine Painted
Located in Vigonza, Padua
1980s-1990s Tyrol Austrian shabby small desk table country Art Nouveau, in solid pine with original painting, only wax polished. Measures cm: H 62, W 80, P 50.
Pine
Original Blue Painted Flat Top Trunk dated 1858
Located in Round Top, TX
The colorful blue paint is all original on this beautiful flat top trunk. Flowers were a traditional embellishment as seen on the front of this handcrafted trunk with monogram (BPD?)...
Iron
$3,874
H 30.71 in W 38.59 in D 30.32 in
Antique Swedish Writing Table Desk, Genuine Red and Blue Painted Folk Art
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique Swedish folk art writing table from the village of Alfta in Hälsingland in northern Sweden. The desk is made in Swedish pine and is in untouched original condition. A notable...
Pine
19th Century New England Folk Art Schooner Weathervane
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century New England Folk Art Schooner Weathervane, circa 1890, having a carved and painted wooden hull with bowsprit, spars and deck house; wooden masts with wire standing riggi...
Metal
$14,132 / set
H 87.01 in W 41.34 in D 88.59 in
Louis XVI Style Bunk Beds/Matching Pair of Single Beds Made by La Maison London
By La Maison London
Located in London, Park Royal
Louis XVI style bunk beds, exclusive to La Maison London: Hand carved featuring a band of intricate laurel leaves along the side bars and hand finished to order (picture shows a pale...
Wood
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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