antique iron rooster weathervane
Rooster Weathervane
New England
c. 1880
Cast and sheet iron with an early yellow painted finish and retaining the original ball
Overall Ht. on stand 43”, W. 33 ½”
Exceptional form and condition.
Provenance: Ben Midwoff; Olde Hope Antiques, Inc.; Meryl and Jay Weiss; Private Collection
Literature: Margonelli, “An Old-Fashioned Christmas,” Country Living (December 1993), p. 83 (illus.).