FINE AND RARE MOLDED SHEET-COPPER PIG WEATHERVANE, CIRCA 1880

FINE AND RARE MOLDED SHEET-COPPER PIG WEATHERVANE, CIRCA 1880

with cut metal ears and a hollow curled tail, set on a later metal stand.
Height 19 ½ in. by Length 32 in.

Condition Report:
notable verdigris. with some remains of original gilding. Eight bullet holes on the surface

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Provenance:
Skinner, Bolton, Fritz Folk Art, February 24, 2001, sale 2052, lot 352;

Stephen Score, Boston, Massachusetts.