American & Southern Auction | October 16, 2024
Wed, Oct 16, 2024 10:00AM EDT
Lot 649
An Extremely Fine and Rare Full Bodied Copper Cotswold Ram Weathervane
Estimate: $40,000 - $60,000
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 |
Attributed to the shop of L.W. Cushing & Sons, Waltham, Massachusetts, circa 1880, naturalistically modeled with sculptural stylized fleece, remnants of gilt surface, approximately 32-1/2 x 41-1/2 x 10 in.; custom metal stand, 7-7/8 x 30 x 5 in.
Provenance: Crane Kalman Folk Art Gallery, London, England; The Cosgrove Collection; Allan Katz Americana, Madison, Connecticut; Private New England Collection
Note: This ram is pictured in Incollect Magazine Issue 2, pg. 8 & 43. A nearly identical example sold at Sotheby’s New York, The American Folk Art Collection Of Burton and Helaine Fendelman, October 23, 1993 lot 36 for $48,875.
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Crane Kalman Folk Art Gallery, London, England; The Cosgrove Collection; Allan Katz Americana, Madison, Connecticut; Private New England Collection
excellent overall with fine attractive patina with typical signs of outdoor use, crack and peeling to bar under back legs, crack to bar under front legs, some separations at seams towards rear, legs, and hooves, rust and corrosion, some visible solder at seams throughout, two filled bullet holes, filled hole at underside, professional solder repair to proper right ear
