Gilt Weathervanes

Large 19th century Hollow Body Gilt Eagle Weather Vane Anonymous Late 19th century; probably New England area, USA Gilt Copper Approximate size: 23 (h) x 16.5 (w) x 24 (d) in. Th...

A charming bucolic 19th century American gilt and painted copper weathervane depicting a hollow-bodied rooster with painted comb and wattle, large flowing crimped tail feathers, and ...

A trotting horse weathervane likely modeled after "Ethan Allen" with its original mount and displayed on a custom stand in a slightly upslop...

Antique gilt codfish weathervane. Attached to stand. Measures approximately: 22" x 10.5" x 4" Weighs approximately: 10lbs.

Mounted full bodied gilt horse weathervane Measures approximately: 33" X 4" X 21.5" Weighs approximately: 9 lbs.

With wings spread high and richly molded detail this gilt on copper eagle weathervane, dating to the late 19th century, is mounted on a belted...

Antique gilded metal codfish weather vane, circa 1910, cast and welded sheet metal, likely zinc, forming a three dimensional embossed hollow codfish with t...

Molded copper and zinc weathervane with gilding. The surface is untouched showing great warm patina. This style of racing horse was named 'Kentucky and Jockey' weathervane in the J.W...

Dexter horse weathervane mounted on iron base. The copper horse was originally done in gold leaf but has weathered over the years given the pi...

Outstanding example of a turn of the century gilded copper weathervane of an eagle with outstretched wings, sitting atop a ball; more than likely manufactured by the Puritan Ironwork...

American gilt molded sheet copper full bodied running horse weathervane with the original Zinc head and mounted on a handmade iron bracket. Attributed to J.W. Fiske and Co. (ACTIVE 1...

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...