FINE ANGEL GABRIEL WEATHERVANE.

American, late 19th century. Semi-dimensional hollow copper. Showing great charm and imagination, this weathervane is of a winged cherub blowing his trumpet. Mounted on its original iron and copper standard with ball and directional letters atop a later rustic wooden steeple. In Weathervanes, the History, Design and Manufacture of an American Folk Art, Charles Klamkin pictures a somewhat similar, if more primitive, version of the copper one offered here (see pg 159). Steve Miller, in The Art of the Weathervane, also shows a wooden Gabriel that more closely resembles our example. Mounted on a museum stand. SIZE: 35″ h (including separate gilded ball) x 52″ l x 3/4″ thick. Overall height including wooden steeple is 87″. PROVENANCE: From a private Midwestern collection. CONDITION: Very good with worn gilded surface that is pleasantly mellow and textured showing its history of exposure. Some solder joint weakness near belly and denting to ball. 9-94277 (20,000-30,000) – Lot 2177

Auction: Fine Art, Asian & Antiques - August 2014

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2177	$0.00	FINE ANGEL GABRIEL WEATHERVANE. American, late 19th century. Semi-dimensional hollow copper. Showing great charm and imagination, this weathervane is of a winged cherub blowing his trumpet. Mounted on its original iron and copper standard with ball and directional letters atop a later rustic wooden steeple. In Weathervanes, the History, Design and Manufacture of an American Folk Art, Charles Klamkin pictures a somewhat similar, if more primitive, version of the copper one offered here (see pg 159). Steve Miller, in The Art of the Weathervane, also shows a wooden Gabriel that more closely resembles our example. Mounted on a museum stand. SIZE: 35″ h (including separate gilded ball) x 52″ l x 3/4″ thick. Overall height including wooden steeple is 87″. PROVENANCE: From a private Midwestern collection. CONDITION: Very good with worn gilded surface that is pleasantly mellow and textured showing its history of exposure. Some solder joint weakness near belly and denting to ball. 9-94277 (20,000-30,000) – Lot 2177 Auction: Fine Art, Asian & Antiques - August 2014 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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FINE ANGEL GABRIEL WEATHERVANE.