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Eagle Weathervane

Creator: A.L. Jewell & Co.
Offered by: Jeffrey Tillou Antiques

Description
Eagle Weathervane
A.L. Jewell & Co., Waltham, Massachusetts (1852-1867)
Ca. 1860
Molded copper, iron rods, cast zinc head and feet.
Excellent condition, some wear and loss to the original gilt, retaining an exceptional verdigris surface, minor imperfections on the sphere.
Provenance: Private Collection; Christie’s Important Americana; Purchased from Fred Giampietro, New Haven, Connecticut, 1996.
This rare and imposing size eagle weathervane, having swept-back wings perched on a sphere is complimented with its remarkable state of preservation. The full cast zinc head and taloned feet, coupled with the form identifying this weathervane to be made by A.L. Jewell & co. For similar weathervanes made by A.L. Jewell & Co. see Robert Bishop and Patricia Coblentz, A Gallery of American Weathervanes and Whirligigs (New York, 1981), p. 51 no. 78 and Charles Klamkin, Weathervanes: The History, Design and Manufacture of an American Folk Art (New York, 1973), p. 88.
24 ¼” h., 22 ¾” w., 40” l.
FA-WV 328
$35,000

More Information

Documentation:	Documented elsewhere (exact item)
Origin:	United States, Massachusetts
Period:	19th Century
Condition:	Good.
Styles / Movements:	Folk Art, Americana, Traditional
Patterns:	Animal/Insects
Dealer Reference #:	FA-WV 328
Incollect Reference #:	793558

Dimensions

W.	22.75 in;	H.	24.25 in;	D.	40 in;
W.	57.79 cm;	H.	61.6 cm;	D.	101.6 cm;

Message from Seller:

Jeffrey Tillou Antiques was established in 1992. The three story historic building located “on the green” in Litchfield, features an extensive inventory of Americana from the 18th and early 19th centuries. Here you will find an extraordinary collection of furniture, folk art, weathervanes, sculpture, Oriental carpets, and related decorative pieces as well as distinctive European furniture and original works of art.