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Fri, Jul 31, 2020 09:00AM EDT
Lot 439

American Indian Sheet Iron and Zinc Weathervane

Estimate: $500 - $700

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
late 19th/early 20th century, in the form of a crouching Indian with headdress and bow and arrow, painted on both sides, iron rivets, with wooden stand, 22 x 32 in. (weathervane only), Provenance: consignor notes indicate "came off a barn in East Hampton, New York. Man said it had been on his grandmother's barn from around 1915-1920"; Estate of James Frank Dennis, High Point, North Carolina

Condition

good evidence of age, wear to paint and typical minor dents and anomalies, distress to arrow head, lacking brace across legs (imprint and three empty holes)