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Condition: as found - antique
Color: aged, verdigris copper patina
Manufacturer: unknown - vintage American folk art
I don't know the maker or when this lovely copper weathervane fashioned in the shape of an early Feather Quill Pen, but I can tell you a good deal about it just from what I see. The piece is obviously hand made; the quill shaft is copper that has been hammered to copy the taper of a feather.
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| The feathers are also clearly hand shaped and seem to me to have been repaired or re-attached more than once in different areas. The ball on top seems to be solid and likely part of the original design. I would say that below where the copper feather quill joins the vertical copper support rod, the second hollow ball, brass bass piece, flat brass plate and the hardwood stand were added when the weathervane came off the roof for the final time and was made into a piece of folk art. Overall the piece is about two feet high by two feet wide with an eight-inch wide dark reddish wooden base or stand. Quite a lovely piece and most likely one of a kind. Free shipping within the continental US. |
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