AMER AUGUST 2015
The live portion of this session begins on Monday, August 24, 2015.
SPREADWING EAGLE WEATHERVANE, PROBABLY A L JEWELL & CO. Massachusetts, last quarter 19th century. The full bodied copper eagle with cast zinc head, perched on a ball; having a very appealing weathered gilt, yellow ground and verdigris surface; retaining the original directionals on a cast iron stand. SIZE: 76-1/2" h. CONDITION: Intact with one small bullet hole in proper left wing original copper reinforcing wire to wings loose at ends. Original weathered surface of gilding remnant, yellow ground for gilding and appealing verdigris to copper and to zinc head. 49274-15 (5,000-8,000) DH0