Sculptural Fantasy: The Important American Folk Art Collection of Stephen and Petra Levin
Sculptural Fantasy: The Important American Folk Art Collection of Stephen and Petra Levin
VERY FINE AND RARE MOLDED SHEET COPPER 'NORTH WIND' WEATHERVANE, A.B. & W.T. WESTERVELT, NEW YORK, CIRCA 1883
Auction Closed
October 10, 05:49 PM GMT
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
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VERY FINE AND RARE MOLDED SHEET COPPER 'NORTH WIND' WEATHERVANE, A.B. & W.T. WESTERVELT, NEW YORK, CIRCA 1883
Height 54 in. by Width 35 in. by Depth 9 in.
Ronald and Penny Dionne, Willington, Connecticut;
Giampietro American Folk Art, New Haven, Connecticut.
A. B. & W. T. Westervelt, located on Chambers Street in New York, advertised themselves as “Manufacturers of iron, brass and copper work. Railings, Grates, Guards, Grilles, Weather Vanes, Crosses, Crestings, Finials, Fountains, Vases, Statuary, Bedsteads, Lightning Rods. Iron, Brass and Nickel Stable Fittings. Fireproof Book Shelving. Each class of goods in a separate Catalogue.” The company featured this “NEW DESIGN BANNERET” in its 122-page 1883 catalog of “weather vanes, bannerets, and finials”, where an eight -foot long version was priced at $180.